Rāma having said this Agastya said: “O you having long arms, thus in the days of yore the birth of Vali and Sugriva was brought about. o king, I shall now again relate to you another divine theme. O Rāma I shall now describe to you why did Rāvana steal Sītā.
एवमुक्ते तु रामेण कुम्भयोनिरभाषत। एवमेतन्महाबाहो वृत्तमासीत्पुरा किल॥ अथापरां कथां दिव्यां शृणु राजन्सनातनीम्। यदर्थं राम वैदेही रावणेन पुरा हृता॥