सर्गः २३
In which Viśvāmitra ferries Rāma across Gaṅgā, explains roaring Sarayū waters and fallen Malada and Karūṣa, and orders him to kill Tāṭakā
Sages offer boat urging Viśvāmitra onward crossing river with both princes — Rāma asks about tumultuous midstream water roar — Viśvāmitra explains Sarayū born from Brahmā Mānasa lake — Princes salute Gaṅgā meeting and gain southern bank — Rāma asks whose dread beast-filled forest this is — Viśvāmitra tells Indra cleansed stain founded Malada Karūṣa — Viśvāmitra describes Tāṭakā ravaging both fertile districts — Viśvāmitra orders Rāma to kill Tāṭakā and free country