Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 10 Shloka 22

तदा then, ता: स्त्रिय: those women, विप्रम् Rsyasringa, आपृच्छ्य bidding farewell, व्रतचर्याम् observance of religious austerities, निवेद्य having made known, तस्य his, पितु: for his father, भीता: afraid of, अपदेशात् on that pretext, गच्छन्ति स्म went away.

The ladies apprehensive of (the arrival of) his father took leave of him on the pretext of observance of (evening) rites.