Rāma spoke to Lakṣmaṇa about the condition of the residents of Ayodhyā who had followed them and lamented about His mother and father. He slept on a bed of tender leaves made by Lakṣmaṇa and Sumantra, and woke up at sunrise. To deceive the residents of Ayodhyā who had followed Him and who had fallen asleep, He instructed Sumantra to drive the chariot towards Ayodhyā and return. When Sumantra did as instructed, Lord Rāma got on the chariot with Sītā-devī and Lakṣmaṇa and departed for the forest.