While about to step into the boat brought by Guha&#39;s men and asked by Guha if he could be of any further use to the Prince, Sri Rama enjoins him to obey the Emperor. Importuned by Sumantra to take him as a personal attendant to the forest, the prince declines his loving offer and, expostulating with him, sends him back to Ayodhya. Entangling their locks into a thick mass with the milk of a banyan tree, procured by Guha, Sri Rama and Lakshmana with Sita get into the boat. On reaching the middle of the stream, Sita offers prayers to Mother Ganga (the deity presiding over the stream) and after crossing the river, all the three halt for the night at the foot of a tree.
Recitation: 
Translation: 

Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 53 "Rama Lakshmana Samvadaha" (Book 2 Canto 53)

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