सर्गः ४६
In which pleading Sumantra begs weeping to follow Rāma to the forest, Rāma sends him back, and exiles cross Gaṅgā
Rāma rises at dawn and bids cross Jāhnavī — Brothers arm and reach Gaṅgā with Sītā — Sumantra pleads to follow and serve in forest — Vows to shun Ayōdhyā and enter fire if refused — Rāma bids him return to reassure Kaikēyī — Sends health obeisance to king and mothers — Bids fetch Bharata and crown him regent — Takes banyan-milk locks and boards Guha boat — Sītā prays to Gaṅgā vowing cattle clothes on return — Sumantra gazes weeping while brothers hunt deer to tree