(Tulsidas now briefly describes the adorable image of Sita. She was the princess of Janakpur who would later on marry Lord Ram. The women folk of Janakpur say to each other—) ‘Oh Friend (sakhi), look! The pearls (mukutā)—which are used to decorate the thick plait of dense dark hairs on the head of Sita—look like beads of emerald (marakata). But when the same pearls are taken in the hand, they get back their original shade of radiant white.’