Lakṣmaṇa also beseeched Rāma to take Him to the forest. Rāmacandra instructed Him to take care of Kausalyā and others and forbade Him from following Him to the forest. Lakṣmaṇa asserted that Kausalyā and Sumitrā can easily take care of themselves and informed Rāma that He would like to menially serve Sītā and Rāma. Rāma then became happy with Lakṣmaṇa’s words and agreed to take Him with Him to the forest and then instructed Him to bring along weapons. And then, with the desire to distribute His wealth, He instructed that Suyajña be brought.