Upon hearing that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa had matted their hair, Bharata fainted in sorrow and fell on the ground. Kausalyā considered that Bharata’s calamity would make it difficult to get Rāma back. Bharata then consoled Kausalyā and requested Guha to speak about Rāma’s eating, sleeping and other activities. Guha informed Him that Rāma and His wife slept on a bed made of kuśa grass and so on, and that Lakṣmaṇa had stayed awake to protect them.