While Rāmacandra lamented upon being separated from Sītā-devī, Lakṣmaṇa consoled Him by stating that one has to certainly experience the results of his former actions and gave the examples of Vasiṣṭha and others in this regard. He also stated that Śrī Rāma should stop trying to destroy the worlds and that He should rather identify the one who abducted Sītā-devī and take away his life.