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[Surpanakha meets Rama --reveals her identity -- expresses her desire to be his wife]

kṛtābhiṣēkō rāmastu sītā saumitrirēva ca.

tasmādgōdāvarītīrāttatō jagmusvamāśramam৷৷3.17.1৷৷

Translation

kṛtābhiṣēkaḥ bath over, rāmastu Rama too, sītā Sita, saumitrirēva ca and also Lakshmana, tataḥ then, tasmāt therefrom, gōdāvarītīrāt from the bank of Godavari, svam their, āśramam hermitage, jagmuḥ went.

Ablution over, Rama, accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana, went back from the bank of the river Godabari to their hermitage.