Kabandha described Pampā, the forests and other places on the way to Ṛśyamūka. He requested Lord Rāma and Lord Lakṣmaṇa to go to Śabarī’s āśrama. He then described the greatness of Mount Ṛśyamūka due to the asceticism of Maharṣi Mataṅga and stated that Sugrīva lived in a cave in that mountain. Śrī Rāma and Śrī Lakṣmaṇa then permitted Kabandha to return to his abode.