सर्गः ७३
In which Daśaratha marches home amid ill omens and ash-covered darkness as axe-bearing Paraśurāma appears before Rāma
Viśvāmitra leaves for northern mountain — Janaka bestows lavish bride-wealth on couples — Daśaratha marches home with sons, seers and army — Ominous birds cry while beasts circle auspiciously — Vasiṣṭha foretells grave danger yet bids calm — Wind darkens sky with ash and stuns army senseless — Axe-bearing Paraśurāma appears blazing like fire — Seers offer worship and Paraśurāma hails Rāma