सर्गः २७
In which Rāvaṇa spurns Mālyavān's counsel, swears never to bend, and mans Laṅkā gates for war
Rāvaṇa scorns Mālyavān as enemy prompted and pro Rāma — Rāvaṇa vows never to bow nor return Sītā from fear — Rāvaṇa boasts he will slay Rāma after the sea crossing — Mālyavān falls silent and takes leave for home — Rāvaṇa posts Prahasta and kinsmen at four gates — Rāvaṇa stations Virūpākṣa centrally and enters his palace