सर्गः २६
In which aged Mālyavān reads the bloody omens and begs Rāvaṇa to render Sītā and seek peace
Rāvaṇa summons ministers as Rāma war din nears — Mālyavān urges timely peace and return of Sītā — Mālyavān warns adharma strengthens gods and weakens rākṣasas — Mālyavān cites wrathful sages and stolen sacrificial splendor — Mālyavān lists bloody omens and household portents over Laṅkā — Mālyavān hails Rāma as Viṣṇu and pleads for pact