Sitting under a tree, Śrī Rāmacandra critically noted Daśaratha’s weakness and the impending disturbances Kaikeyī could give to Kausalyā and Sumitrā, and so requested Śrī Lakṣmaṇa to return to Ayodhyā. Lakṣmaṇa firmly stated that neither He nor Sītā could live without Rāma. Then Rāma accepted Lakṣmaṇa as His constant companion during His stay in the forest for fourteen years.