सर्गः २४
In which Rāma teaches time and fate, Lakṣmaṇa orders sandalwood bier and rites, and Sugrīva cremates garlanded Vālin amid wailing monkeys and grieving Tārā.
Rāma preaches fate time and orders next rites — Lakṣmaṇa orders Vālin cremation with Tārā and Aṅgada — Lakṣmaṇa orders sandalwood bier supplies and consoling Aṅgada — Minister Tāra fetches bier carried by heroes — Sugrīva garlands and lifts Vālin onto jeweled bier — Funeral procession displays royal pomp with wailing kin — Bearers build pyre on secluded river bank — Tārā cradles head lamenting Rāma-time widowing wives — Aṅgada and Sugrīva place father on pyre and light fire — Monkeys bathe and offer water as Rāma shares grief