सर्गः ३५
In which Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa mount the chariot amid wailing citizens, and ministers halt Daśaratha gazing after his speeding son
Rāma Sītā Lakṣmaṇa circumambulate grieving king — Lakṣmaṇa takes Kausalyā and Sumitrā leave — Sumitrā bids Lakṣmaṇa serve Rāma as refuge — Sumantra brings sun-like chariot for exiles — Sītā mounts chariot with brothers weapons aboard — Citizens chase chariot begging slow horses — Citizens praise Sītā shadow-faith and Lakṣmaṇa service — Daśaratha stumbles out to see dear son — Rāma orders charioteer fast past weeping parents — Ministers halt tearful king gazing after son