कासि कस्य कुतश्चित्त्वं किं निमित्तं च दण्डकान् | एका चरसि कल्याणि घोरान्राक्षससेवितान् || ३-४६-३१
Who are you, Oh ! auspicious lady? Who are your people? Why are you here? From where have you come? For what reason are you going about alone in this fierce Dandaka tract, inhabited by demons?' [3-46-31]
- and then invited him who looked gracious in his bearing for food. Maithili ( Sita ), being a lady, was unable to doubt him since he came in the guise of a brahmin, holding a begging bowl. Without knowing his ill-intention she invited him in, mistaking him for a brahmin. [3-46-34]
इयं बृसी ब्राह्मण काममास्यतामिदं च पाद्यं प्रतिगृह्यतामिति | इदं च सिद्धं वनजातमुत्तमं त्वदर्थमव्यग्रमिहोपभुज्यताम् || ३-४६-३५
( Sita said ) 'Oh ! brahmin, here is the seat for you. Feel free to sit. Here is water to wash your feet with. This is the best of food for you collected from the forest. Please partake this without hesitation.' [3-46-35]