When Rāma left Virādha’s forest and entered Śarabhaṅga’s āśrama, He noticed Indra talking to Śarabhaṅga after getting down from his chariot. Rāma showed Indra and his associates to Lakṣmaṇa. He instructed Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa to stay there and went towards Śarabhaṅga and Indra. When Indra noticed Rāma approaching, he told Śarabhaṅga that it was inappropriate for him to meet Rāma, took permission from the sage and departed for his abode. Along with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma offered His respectful obeisances unto Śarabhaṅga and asked him why Indra had come. Śarabhaṅga told him the reason and requested Him to go to Sutīkṣṇa’s āśrama. Then in Rāma’s presence, he gave up his body in fire and departed for the spiritual world.