Would I within this grove delay.”

He spoke and ceased. With pious care

He turned him to his evening prayer,

Performed each customary rite,

And sought his lodging for the night,

With Sítá and his brother laid

Beneath the grove's delightful shade,

First good Sutíkshṇa, as elsewhere, when he saw

The shades of night around them draw,

With hospitable care