सर्गः ८९
In which Rāma displays the swan haunted Mandākinī to moon faced Sītā and bids her bathe, play, and love mountain and river as home
Rāma leads Sītā from hill to river — Rāma praises swan served Mandākinī sandbanks — Rāma notes herds drinking at turbid fords — Rāma points sages bathing worshipping sun — Rāma shows dancing flower shedding trees — Rāma shows clear pools sandy banks and Siddhas — Rāma shows wind drifted flowers and calling sheldrakes — Rāma bids Sītā bathe like friend — Rāma asks mountain deemed Ayōdhyā river Sarayū — Rāma rejoices in Lakṣmaṇa Sītā feeling no longing