That prince who still to virtue clave

With never-wandering thought:

And then with Lakshmaṇ by his side,

With penance-wealthy men to guide,

Sutíkshṇa's home he sought.

Canto VII. Sutíkshna.

So Raghu's son, his foemen's dread,

With Sítá and his brother sped,

Girt round by many a twice-born sage,