सर्गः ६६
In which Kaikeyi tells grieving Bharata his father died and Rama walks in Dandaka, then urges him to take the throne
Bharata finds father absent and questions mother — Kaikeyi announces father has gone death way — Bharata collapses lamenting empty royal bed — Kaikeyi reports king cried Rama Sita Lakshmana dying — Kaikeyi says Rama wears bark in Dandaka — Bharata suspects crime asks what Rama did — Kaikeyi confesses she demanded kingdom and exile — Kaikeyi urges Bharata to cremate king and rule