सर्गः ८०
In which Guha recounts sleepless Lakṣmaṇa refusing a bed, foretelling a widowed earth, and guarding Rāma till dawn ferry crossing
Guha recounts offering Lakṣmaṇa a readied bed — Lakṣmaṇa refuses sleep while Rāma lies on grass with Sītā — Lakṣmaṇa declares gods cannot endure Rāma in battle — Lakṣmaṇa foretells king dying and earth widowed — Lakṣmaṇa fears Kausalyā and mothers die this night — Lakṣmaṇa pictures Ayōdhyā palace fallen silent — Lamenting Lakṣmaṇa stands guard till dawn — Guha ferries matted bark-clad exiles across Gaṅgā at sunrise