Being consoled thus by Rāma, Maithilī, the daughter of Janaka, fearing separation, lovingly and haughtily laughed at Rāghava of spacious breast, and spoke to him, her husband, the following words with a view to follow him to the forest.
सान्त्व्यमाना तु रामेण मैथिली जनकात्मजा। वनवासनिमित्तार्थं भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्॥ सा तमुत्तमसंविग्ना सीता विपुलवक्षसम्। प्रणयाच्चाभिमानाच्च परिचिक्षेप राघवम्॥