Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā offered obeisances unto Daśaratha and circumambulated him. Rāma and Sītā offered obeisances unto Kausalyā’s lotus feet. After Lakṣmaṇa offered His obeisances unto Kausalyā, He offered His obeisances unto the lotus feet of Sumitrā. Sumitrā gave some good advice to Lakṣmaṇa. When Sītā, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa got on the chariot, Sumantra had the horses start moving. All the residents of the city ran after Rāma’s chariot with difficulty. Because the chariot drove faster they became hopeless and stopped following it. Daśaratha with Kausalyā and others ran following Rāma. When he could not catch up with the chariot, his assistants restrained him with proper advice and the king stood in the middle of the road.