सर्गः २५
In which Saramā spies on Rāvaṇa and brings Sītā word of his fixed resolve and Rāma's destined vengeance
Saramā offers to fly secretly to Rāma with Sītā's message — Sītā declines the flight and asks Rāvaṇa's resolve instead — Saramā overhears Rāvaṇa counsel and returns swiftly — Saramā tells how mother and elders urged return of Sītā — Saramā tells Rāvaṇa refuses release and Rāma must kill him — War drums shake the earth as guards lose heart