सर्गः ५८
In which Daśaratha confesses mistaken killing to blind parents, shows them the corpse, and receives a son-grief death curse
Daśaratha carries water to blind parents — Blind father mistakes steps for returning son — Trembling Daśaratha confesses elephant-mistake killing — Sage says truth saved his bursting head — Daśaratha leads blind pair to bloodied son — Parents clasp body lamenting helpless future — Father assigns heroic heaven worlds to innocent son — Radiant son consoles parents then ascends — Grieving father curses Daśaratha to son-grief death — Daśaratha links curse to present dying breath