सर्गः १ — In which Yudhājit takes Bharata and Śatrughna to Kēkaya while Rāma delights Ayōdhyā, moving old Daśaratha to crown him.
सर्गः २ — In which old Daśaratha seeks rest by naming Rāma heir, and kings with citizens praise Rāma and demand his swift crowning.
सर्गः ३ — In which Daśaratha orders Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadēva toward Caitra Puṣya crowning, embraces Rāma before kings, counsels restraint, and Kausalyā and citizens rejoice.
सर्गः ४ — In which Daśaratha privately warns Rāma of dreadful dreams, fixes tomorrow Puṣya crowning, and Rāma delights Kausalyā and invites Lakṣmaṇa before Sītā.
सर्गः ५ — In which Daśaratha sends Vasiṣṭha to lay fast on Rāma and Sītā, while swept and flagged Ayōdhyā awaits sunrise for crowning.
सर्गः ६ — In which Rāma and Sītā fast and worship Viṣṇu overnight while Ayōdhyā raises flags, lights lamps, praises Daśaratha, and fills with crowds for the crowning.
सर्गः ७ — In which hunchback Mantharā sees Ayōdhyā decked for Rāma, cries danger to sleeping Kaikēyī, and Kaikēyī gifts her, seeing no slight.
सर्गः ८ — In which Mantharā spurns Kaikēyī praise of Rāma, foretells slavery to Kausalyā and Bharata ruin, and urges Bharata flight to forest with kingship plotting.
सर्गः ९ — In which Mantharā recalls Daśaratha's two war boons and sends jewel-stripped Kaikēyī to the anger chamber to demand Bharata crowned and Rāma exiled.
सर्गः १० — In which Daśaratha finds Kaikēyī on bare earth, swears an open boon, and hears her dreadful price of Bharata crowned and Rāma exiled fourteen years bark-clad.
सर्गः ११ — In which Daśaratha pleads with pitiless Kaikēyī through the night, begs dawn never to come, and collapses senseless over Rāma exile
सर्गः १२ — In which Kaikēyī cites Śaibya and Alarka on truth, threatens suicide, and sends Sumantra while Daśaratha renounces her
सर्गः १३ — In which Brāhmaṇas prepare Gaṅgā water and golden vessels, miss the absent king, and Sumantra hastens to Rāma palace
सर्गः १४ — In which Sumantra summons Rāma from Sītā side, and Rāma rides cheering highways toward his father with Lakṣmaṇa behind
सर्गः १५ — In which Rāma crosses agaru-fumed capital through blessings, enters his father's house, and leaves citizens awaiting his return
सर्गः १६ — In which Kaikēyī names her two boons, and Rāma accepts fourteen forest years, comforts his father, and turns toward departure
सर्गः १७ — In which Rāma finds Kausalyā worshipping Viṣṇu for his crowning, announces fourteen forest years, and lifts his fainting mother
सर्गः १८ — In which Lakṣmaṇa vows to empty Ayōdhyā with arrows, Kausalyā begs Rāma to stay, and Rāma answers with duty to father
सर्गः १९ — In which Rāma orders the consecration gear withdrawn, shields Kaikēyī from blame, and lays his exile and lost crown to fate
सर्गः २० — In which Lakṣmaṇa scorns fate and offers to slay all obstructors, while Rāma wipes his tears and holds to his father word
सर्गः २१ — In which Kausalyā begs to follow Rāma to the forest, and Rāma persuades her to stay and serve Daśaratha through fourteen years
सर्गः २२ — In which Kausalyā performs the svastyayana blessing, invoking gods, seasons, and sages to guard Rāma in the forest
सर्गः २३ — In which Rāma finds Sītā awaiting his crowning and tells her of Kaikēyī's boons, his fourteen-year exile, and her duties under Bharata
सर्गः २४ — In which Sītā claims a wife shares her husband's fate and begs to walk before him into the forest rather than face heaven without him
सर्गः २५ — In which Rāma paints the forest as hunger, thorns, beasts, and terrors to turn Sītā from following him
सर्गः २६ — In which Sītā turns Rāma's forest terrors into virtues, cites foretold exile, and vows death by poison, fire, or water if left behind
सर्गः २७ — In which Sītā shames Rāma as woman in man's form, counts thorns as cotton beside him, and wins his leave to share the exile
सर्गः २८ — In which Lakṣmaṇa vows to guard Rāma and Sītā in the forest, and Rāma sends him to fetch Varuṇa's divine bows and summon Suyajña for gifts
सर्गः २९ — In which Rāma honors Suyajña, rewards brāhmaṇas, servants, and dependents, and grants a cattle herd to poor gleaner Trijaṭa for a staff-cast
सर्गः ३० — In which Ayōdhyā's people lament Rāma walking umbrella-less with Sītā, vow to follow him leaving empty houses to Kaikēyī, while Rāma seeks his father
सर्गः ३१ — In which Rāma takes leave of fainting Daśaratha, refuses the throne and a one-night delay, and yields the kingdom to Bharata
सर्गः ३२ — In which Daśaratha loads Rāma with army and riches, Kaikēyī cites Sagara exiling Asamañja, and the king vows to follow Rāma
सर्गः ३३ — In which Rāma trades royal retinue for bark garments, dresses helpless Sītā himself, and commends grieving Kausalyā to Daśaratha
सर्गः ३४ — In which fainting Daśaratha grants chariot and jewels, Kausalyā counsels Sītā on wifely duty, and Rāma takes leave of wailing mothers
सर्गः ३५ — In which Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa mount the chariot amid wailing citizens, and ministers halt Daśaratha gazing after his speeding son
सर्गः ३६ — In which palace queens wail for exiled Rāma while fires die, planets menace, citizens despair, and bereft Ayōdhyā quakes
सर्गः ३७ — In which Daśaratha gazes till Rāma dust vanishes, renounces Kaikēyī utterly, and stumbles into Kausalyā house crying for Rāma
सर्गः ३८ — In which grieving Kausalyā calls Kaikēyī a freed snake, pictures the exiles on forest roots, and dreams of their showered homecoming
सर्गः ३९ — In which Sumitrā consoles wailing Kausalyā that righteous Rāma, soothed by sun wind and moon, will return for consecration
सर्गः ४० — In which devoted citizens follow Rāma chariot, brāhmaṇas plead with Vājapēya umbrellas, and Tamasā bars his path
सर्गः ४१ — In which Rāma spends first night on Tamasā, praises gentle Bharata, and slips away at dawn while citizens lose his track
सर्गः ४२ — In which bereft city citizens curse cruel Kaikēyī, envy LakṣmaṆa and blest pools, and lament like men facing death
सर्गः ४३ — In which Rāma drives deep through Kōsala, hears villagers curse lust-bound father, and shows rich Kōsala to Sītā
सर्गः ४४ — In which Rāma halts by Gaṅgā at Śr̥ṅgavērapura where dear friend Guha offers his whole kingdom and rich nightly feast
सर्गः ४५ — In which wakeful LakṣmaṆa tells sorrowing sleepless Guha that old Daśaratha will soon die and widowed Ayōdhyā will fall
सर्गः ४६ — In which pleading Sumantra begs weeping to follow Rāma to the forest, Rāma sends him back, and exiles cross Gaṅgā
सर्गः ४७ — In which Rāma grieves for helpless aged Daśaratha and poor lonely Kausalyā, and LakṣmaṆa vows never to leave him
सर्गः ४८ — In which Bharadvāja welcomes the tired foot-worn exiles at holy Prayāga and sends them to dwell on Chitrakūṭa hill
सर्गः ४९ — In which Bharadvāja guides the weary exiles over the Yamunā by wooden raft to the great banyan and toward Chitrakūṭa
सर्गः ५० — In which Rāma shows Sītā flowering Kiṃśuka woods and the high Chitrakūṭa peak, and LakṣmaṆa builds their leaf hut
सर्गः ५१ — In which Sumantra returns Rāma-less to silent Ayōdhyā, faces crowds asking for Rāma, and grieving Daśaratha faints while Kausalyā rebukes his silence
सर्गः ५२ — In which revived Daśaratha questions Sumantra, hears Rāma farewell to kin and Bharata, Lakṣmaṇa condemnation, and silent Sītā tears
सर्गः ५३ — In which Sumantra pictures mourning forest and joyless Ayōdhyā while Daśaratha confesses folly, begs for Rāma, and faints
सर्गः ५४ — In which trembling Kausalyā begs for Daṇḍaka while Sumantra pictures fearless Sītā at home in forest, yet she wails still
सर्गः ५५ — In which weeping Kausalyā pictures Sītā suffering forest hardships and warns Rāma will scorn Bharata-enjoyed kingdom as Daśaratha faints
सर्गः ५६ — In which rebuked Daśaratha recalls past misdeed, begs Kausalyā pardon, and grief-seized sinks to sleep as night falls
सर्गः ५७ — In which sleepless Daśaratha recalls youthful sound-shot sin, mistaking water pot for elephant and mortally wounding a parent-serving ascetic
सर्गः ५८ — In which Daśaratha confesses mistaken killing to blind parents, shows them the corpse, and receives a son-grief death curse
सर्गः ५९ — In which dawn attendants find lifeless Daśaratha while bedchamber women wail and awakened queens fall crying as palace mourns
सर्गः ६० — In which Kausalyā curses fulfilled Kaikēyī while ministers lay Daśaratha in oil and Ayōdhyā censures Bharata mother
सर्गः ६१ — In which brahmanas and ministers, finding Ayodhya kingless after Dasharatha death and Rama exile, urge Vasishtha to consecrate a prince
सर्गः ६२ — In which Vasishtha sends swift messengers to Rajagriha, bidding Bharata hasten home while concealing his father death and Rama exile
सर्गः ६३ — In which Bharata, while messengers enter Rajagriha, dreams his father falling into dung, drinking oil, and riding south toward death
सर्गः ६४ — In which Bharata, hearing urgent yet evasive summons, takes leave of his grandfather and hastens toward Ayodhya with Shatrughna
सर्गः ६५ — In which Bharata speeds across rivers and forests for seven nights, then finds Ayodhya silent, dusty, joyless, and full of evil omens
सर्गः ६६ — In which Kaikeyi tells grieving Bharata his father died and Rama walks in Dandaka, then urges him to take the throne
सर्गः ६७ — In which Bharata calls Kaikeyi his family death-night, rejects her stolen throne, and vows to bring Rama back from exile
सर्गः ६८ — In which Bharata curses Kaikeyi as a demoness, tells of Surabhi weeping for burdened oxen, and vows to fetch Rama
सर्गः ६९ — In which Kausalya accuses Bharata of gaining a thornless throne, and Bharata swears dreadful oaths denying any part in Rama exile
सर्गः ७० — In which Vasishtha steadies Bharata, priests bear Dasharatha on a bier to sandal pyre, and mourners offer Sarayu water
सर्गः ७१ — In which Bharata performs śrāddha gifts, wails at his father ash-covered pyre with Śatrughna, and Vasiṣṭha and Sumantra console the fallen brothers
सर्गः ७२ — In which wrathful Śatrughna seizes adorned Mantharā, drags her wailing and reviles Kaikēyī until Bharata forbids killing women
सर्गः ७३ — In which ministers offer leaderless throne to Bharata, who refuses for elder Rāma, vows forest life, and orders a road to fetch him
सर्गः ७४ — In which skilled workmen clear forests, level ground, dig tanks and wells, and raise moated camps as the highway reaches the Gaṅgā
सर्गः ७५ — In which awakened Bharata disclaims kingship and mourns rudderless Lakṣmī while Vasiṣṭha convenes the golden assembly to hail him
सर्गः ७६ — In which Vasiṣṭha urges Bharata to take the throne, tearful Bharata declares Rāma alone king, and musters the army to fetch him
सर्गः ७७ — In which Bharata leads a vast army with mothers citizens and artisans to the Gaṅgā, camps overnight, and offers water for his father
सर्गः ७८ — In which Guha rallies fishermen guards fearing Bharata comes to kill Rāma, then brings fish meat honey and offers lodging
सर्गः ७९ — In which Bharata swears he comes only to fetch fatherlike Rāma, Guha praises his renunciation, and night grief burns him sleepless
सर्गः ८० — In which Guha recounts sleepless Lakṣmaṇa refusing a bed, foretelling a widowed earth, and guarding Rāma till dawn ferry crossing
सर्गः ८१ — In which Bharata faints at Guha tidings, mourning mothers gather, and Guha recounts Rāma refusing food and sleeping beneath an iṅgudī tree
सर्गः ८२ — In which Bharata beholds Rāma trampled grass bed, laments palace bred Rāma on hard earth, and vows ground sleep should Rāma refuse return
सर्गः ८३ — In which Bharata wakes at dawn, summons Guha and five hundred boats, ferries the whole army with swimming elephants, and sets out for Prayāga forest
सर्गः ८४ — In which Bharata approaches Bharadvāja on foot with Vasiṣṭha, tearfully denies coveting Rāma kingdom, and learns his brother waits at Citrakūṭa
सर्गः ८५ — In which Bharadvāja invokes Viśvakarman and summons palaces, pāyasa rivers, Gandharvas, and serving women to feast wondering Bharata army overnight
सर्गः ८६ — In which Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Mandākinī and Citrakūṭa, greets his grieving mothers, absolves Kaikēyī, and watches the army march south
सर्गः ८७ — In which Bharata marvels at flowering Citrakūṭa alive with deer and Kiṃnaras, halts his army at rising smoke, and proceeds with Sumantra and preceptor toward Rāma
सर्गः ८८ — In which Rāma consoles Sītā with mineral bright peaks, teeming beasts, flowering groves, waterfalls, and lover beds surpassing northern Kurus
सर्गः ८९ — In which Rāma displays the swan haunted Mandākinī to moon faced Sītā and bids her bathe, play, and love mountain and river as home
सर्गः ९० — In which Rāma hears army dust and fleeing herds, Lakṣmaṇa spies Kōvidāra bannered Bharata from a śāla tree, and rages to slaughter the invaders
सर्गः ९१ — In which Rāma soothes Lakṣmaṇa's rage at Bharata's host, trusts his brother's love, and sees the army camp gently by the hill
सर्गः ९२ — In which Bharata, leaving his army behind, searches the woods on foot and rejoices to see Rāma's fire-banner smoke
सर्गः ९३ — In which Bharata finds Rāma's humble leaf hut, grieves his brother's ascetic guise, and collapses weeping at his feet
सर्गः ९४ — In which Rāma embraces Bharata and quizzes him closely on the king, ministers, spies, treasury, justice, and guarded Ayodhyā
सर्गः ९५ — In which Bharata tells of Daśaratha's death, Rāma swoons, and the brothers offer water and wild cakes to their father
सर्गः ९६ — In which the queens mourn Rāma's wild offerings and exile garb, embrace Sītā, and watch Rāma honor Vasiṣṭha beside Bharata
सर्गः ९७ — In which Bharata pleads for Rāma's crowning, and Rāma, absolving his brother, insists each must keep their father's separate command
सर्गः ९८ — In which Bharata presses the crown with parables, Rāma answers with mortality and duty, and Bharata vows to follow him to the woods
सर्गः ९९ — In which Rāma cites Kaikeyī's two boons and Gayā's verse on sons, keeping the forest for himself and giving the throne to Bharata
सर्गः १०० — In which Jābāli, consoling Bharata, tempts Rāma with unbelief, calling kinship, śrāddha, and heaven delusions to seize the throne
सर्गः १०१ — In which Rāma refutes Jābāli counsel, praises truth as dharma and heaven root, and vows to keep his father forest promise
सर्गः १०२ — In which Vasiṣṭha soothes angry Rāma, recounts creation and Solar kings to Daśaratha, and asks Rāma to take the throne
सर्गः १०३ — In which Vasiṣṭha cites three gurus, Bharata vows fasting before Rāma, and Rāma refuses while Bharata offers to live fourteen years in forest
सर्गः १०४ — In which hidden seers bless the brothers, Bharata pleads for Rāma to take the kingdom, and Rāma gives his sandals and sends all home
सर्गः १०५ — In which Bharata carries the sandals, reports Rāma fourteen year vow to Bharadvāja, and returns to descry desolate Ayōdhyā
सर्गः १०६ — In which Bharata enters desolate Ayōdhyā likened to dark night and spent altar, and asks his charioteer why song and scent are gone
सर्गः १०७ — In which Bharata vows to wait at Nandigrāma, installs the sandals as trust, and governs clad in bark until Rāma returns
सर्गः १०८ — In which Rāma questions the agitated ascetics, hears Khara fiends befoul fires and vessels, and sees Kulapati depart for the old āśrama
सर्गः १०९ — In which Rāma leaves trampled Citrakūṭa, receives sonlike welcome at Atri āśrama, and sends Sītā to Anasūyā, maker of roots, fruits, and Gaṅgā, who teaches husband devotion
सर्गः ११० — In which Sītā affirms husband devotion, receives unfading garland, dress, ornaments, and unguent from Anasūyā, then recounts furrow birth, bow, and wedding
सर्गः १११ — In which Anasūyā embraces adorned Sītā at nightfall, Rāma rejoices at her divine gifts, and ascetics show the demon-beset forest path
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