सर्गः २२
In which Rāvaṇa stages a sorcerer's false head and bow to convince grieving Sītā that Rāma and his host lie slain
Rāvaṇa summons ministers and counsels for war — Rāvaṇa enlists sorcerer Vidyujjihva to fashion illusory head and bow — Rāvaṇa tells Sītā her husband was slain in night raid — Rāvaṇa describes Prahasta beheading sleeping Rāma and crushing monkey chiefs — Vidyujjihva lays false head and bow before Sītā — Rāvaṇa demands widowed Sītā submit to him