सर्गः ९५
In which Bharata tells of Daśaratha's death, Rāma swoons, and the brothers offer water and wild cakes to their father
Bharata declares the eldest must rule — Bharata announces Daśaratha's death — Rāma faints like a felled tree — Rāma laments his absent last rites — Rāma breaks the news to Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa — Rāma offers water facing south at Mandākinī — Rāma lays iṅgudī piṇḍa for his father — Soldiers rush up and Rāma embraces grieving citizens