45. Citizens Follow Rāma [Large number of Ayodhyā Citizens follow Rāma. Seeing some old and feeble Brahmins following him, Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa get down from Chariot and walk like all of them. They all plead Rāma to return.] Those people who loved Rāma, accompanied the great Rāma, the votary of truth, when he went to dwell in the forest.

46. Rāma Proceeds [Near the Tamasā river Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā spend that night without taking food. Early morning, before the citizens wake up, they cross the Tamasā river and go further towards the forest.] Then Rāma after reaching the pretty banks of the Tamasā river, and looking at Sītā as well as Lakṣmaṇa told like this. 46.1 "Oh Lakṣmaṇa,

47. Citizens Return to Ayodhyā [When the citizens wake up, not being able to find Rāma they become sad. After some thought, they return to Ayodhyā.] After the night was over and the morning dawned, those citizens without Rāma with them were stunned with benumbed minds and crushed with grief. 47.1 Drenched in tears of sorrow, seeing hither and thither

48. Citizens Lament [When the citizens return to their homes, their wives chide them for leaving Rāma all alone. They long to be with Rāma, who was unjustly banished by Kaikeyi.] All of those good people of the town who had gone with Rāma and who had returned back looked like they were afflicted by disease, had their eyes filled

49. Rāma Travels Further [They travelled at great speed and crossed many rivers. Rāma was sorry to leave his town.] Remembering the command of his father. that tiger among men, covered a long distance in the remnant of the night. 49.1 While he was travelling thus the night ended auspiciously and after worshipping the auspicious dawn, he reached the border

50. Rāma Meets Guha [After crossing through several villages, they leave the Kosala kingdom and reach the banks of the pretty and auspicious river Ganga. There Rāma is met by his friend Guha, the King of Sringiberipura. Guha offers them food and bed. Rāma refuses and sleeps on bed of grass. Lakṣmaṇa keeps awake and guards him.] The elder brother

51. Lakṣmaṇa Shares Sorrow with Guha [Lakṣmaṇa keeps awake to guard Rāma. When Guha offers him to do that he refuses that offer and shares his sorrow with Guha.] Seeing Lakṣmaṇa keeping awake for the sake of his brother, Guha who was greatly grieved told the following. 51.1 "Oh son, this comfortable bed has been arranged for your sake. Oh

52. Rāma Takes Leave of Sumantra and Guha [When Rāma requests Sumantra to go back, he becomes sad and requests Rāma to permit him to stay in the forest itself. Rāma consoles Sumantra and sends him back. Then using the milk of banyan tree brought by Guha, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa mat their hair and after bidding farewell to Guha, proceed

53. Rāma Laments about Kaikeyi [Rāma finds the behaviour of Kaikeyi to be cruel. He is worried about the safety of his mother Kausalya. Lakṣmaṇa consoles him.] After reaching near the foot of the Rāma did ablations of the dusk and that handsome great man spoke like this to Lakṣmaṇa. 53.1 "We are going to spend the first night in