सर्गः ३४
In which fainting Daśaratha grants chariot and jewels, Kausalyā counsels Sītā on wifely duty, and Rāma takes leave of wailing mothers
Daśaratha sees sage-clad Rāma and loses consciousness — Daśaratha laments past cruelty to creatures — Daśaratha orders Sumantra to yoke chariot — Daśaratha orders costly clothes and jewels for Sītā — Sītā adorns herself and shines like sunlight — Kausalyā bids Sītā honor exiled husband as god — Sītā vows wifely dharma with lyre-chariot maxims — Rāma consoles Kausalyā that fourteen years pass quickly — Rāma begs forgiveness of three hundred fifty mothers — Palace turns from drum-roar to lamentation