Some of the residents of the city followed Śrī Rāma. Despite His request to them to return, they continued to follow Him because they were unable to tolerate being without Him. Then Rāma got down from His chariot with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa and walked toward the forest. The brāhmaṇas and other residents of Ayodhyā requested Him in various ways to return to the city. Despite this, Rāma set out to the forest to fulfill His father’s command. He reached the bank of Tamasā by the evening.