The brothers rose and Sítá too;

Pure water from the stream they drew,

Paid morning rites, then followed still

The road to Chitrakúṭa's hill.

Then Ráma as he took the road

With Lakshmaṇ, while the morning, glowed,

To the Videhan lady cried,

Sítá the fair, the lotus-eyed:

“Look round thee, dear; each flowery tree

Touched with the fire of morning see: