सर्गः १५
In which Lakṣmaṇa paints frostbound Hēmanta and suffering Bharata, censures Kaikēyī, and Rāma bathes forbidding her blame
Hēmanta follows autumn as Rāma seeks Gōdāvarī bath — Lakṣmaṇa describes frosty days cold nights dim moon — Lakṣmaṇa describes misty crops golden rice silent rivers — Lakṣmaṇa recalls ascetic Bharata sleeping cold and bathing — Lakṣmaṇa praises Bharata reversing base proverb — Lakṣmaṇa blames cruel Kaikēyī — Rāma forbids censuring mother and confesses love for Bharata — Rāma bathes with Sītā Lakṣmaṇa and worships sun