Thereby arriving at the city of Lankā, ruled by Rāvana, he found Sītā in the midst of an Asoka garden, absorbed in thought.
तंत्र लङ्कां समासाद्य मुरीं रावणपालिताम्। ददर्श सीतां ध्यायन्तीमशोकवनिकां गताम्॥