Hanuman came down from the tree and stood aside in all humility. With utmost grace and reverence he humbly asked Sita, "Your beautiful eyes are like the petals of a lotus and your silken robes are crushed. Who are you who look so chaste and for whom do your lovely eyes weep? To which celestial race do you belong and who are your kin? Are you Rohini the peerless star come down to earth or are you Arundhathi come away in anger deserting your lord Vasishta? Who is your father, who is your brother, who is your husband and who is your son? You must be either the daughter or the wife of a king But dear lady if you are Sita stolen by Ravana, tell me and tell me quickly! Your grief, your ascetic aura and your sublime beauty that no mortal woman is endowed with, tells me that you are her!" Sita told Hanuman that she was the daughter of Janaka, daughter-in-law of Dasaratha and consort of Rama, known as Sita. She told him of what had transpired twelve years after she had come to Ayodhya as a bride. "In the thirteenth year Dasaratha wanted to crown Rama as king of Kosala. But Kaikeyi had demanded that Bharata be coronated and Rama be exiled, threatening to fast unto death if her wishes were not granted. It was then that the noble king bound by truth, broken and grieving had begged Rama "Give me back the kingdom that I had promised you!" and the greatest among men Rama, to whom his father was greater than any crown, agreed without hesitation". Sita went on to describe to Hanuman of the inexorable play of destiny that had led to her abduction and of her captivity now in Lanka. "Rama", she said sorrowfully, "the giver of all things to all men, who never asks anything for himself even in the face of death is my lord, without whom I cannot live. The time given me by Ravana is running out and I will soon be dead!"