Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1939

c9.1939

8) Sītā in the hermitage of Vālmīki. Abandoned Sītā, who was pregnant, wandered about in the forest and at last reached the hermitage of Vālmīki, who gave her protection and shelter. The story of an occurrence at this time is given in Kathāsaritsāgara, Alaṅkāravatilambaka, Taraṅga 1.