Even after scouring more than once the regions comprised in the quarter assigned to them, Vinata and others fail to get any clue to the whereabouts of Sītā. Returning despondent even before a month, they bow down to Śrī Rāma and Sugrīva and report their inability to find out Sītā. They feel convinced for many reasons that Hanumān alone will be able to discover Sītā.