सर्गः ७
In which hunchback Mantharā sees Ayōdhyā decked for Rāma, cries danger to sleeping Kaikēyī, and Kaikēyī gifts her, seeing no slight.
Mantharā climbs palace and sees decked Ayōdhyā — Mantharā questions nurse — Nurse announces Rāma crowning on Puṣya — Mantharā descends in anger — Mantharā warns sleeping Kaikēyī of fleeting fortune — Kaikēyī grows distressed and asks cause — Mantharā calls Daśaratha deceitful and warns Bharata ruin — Kaikēyī rewards Mantharā with ornament — Kaikēyī welcomes Rāma crowning and offers boon