सर्गः ५२
In which revived Daśaratha questions Sumantra, hears Rāma farewell to kin and Bharata, Lakṣmaṇa condemnation, and silent Sītā tears
Daśaratha revives and summons Sumantra — Daśaratha asks where Rāma eats sleeps dwells — Daśaratha asks what Rāma Lakṣmaṇa Sītā said — Sumantra reports Rāma bows to father feet — Rāma sends health to queens and Kausalyā — Rāma bids Bharata honor mothers and father king — Tearful Rāma weeps delivering message — Angry Lakṣmaṇa denies fatherhood and condemns exile — Silent Sītā weeps watching departing chariot — Rāma Lakṣmaṇa Sītā stand gazing at chariot