Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 52: Rāma Crosses the Gaṅgā on Guha’s Boat
Text 2.52.95
अवश्यं रक्षणं कार्यमदृष्टे विजने वने।
अग्रतो गच्छ सौमित्रे सीता त्वामनुगच्छतु॥
avaśyaṁ rakṣaṇaṁ kāryam adṛṣṭe vijane vane
agrato gaccha saumitre sītā tvām anugacchatu
avaśyam rakṣaṇam kāryam = You will need to provide protection; adṛṣṭe = in hitherto unknown; vijane = and lonely; vane = jungles; agrataḥ = ahead; gaccha = go; saumitre = Lakṣmaṇa; sītā = Sītā; tvām = You; anugacchatu = should follow.
You will need to provide protection in hitherto unknown and lonely jungles. Lakṣmaṇa, go ahead. Sītā should follow You.