That all was prosperous and well.

The aged matron, when she saw

Fair Sítá true to duty's law,

Addressed her thus: “High fate is thine

Whose thoughts to virtue still incline.

Thou, lady of the noble mind,

Hast kin and state and wealth resigned

To follow Ráma forced to tread

Where solitary woods are spread.

Those women gain high spheres above