सर्गः ८
In which Mālyavān braves Viṣṇu spear to spear, Garuḍa wing sweeps him off, and the broken host forsakes Laṅkā for Pātāla before Nārāyaṇa-born Rāma.
Mālyavān turns and rebukes slaughter of fleeing — Viṣṇu vows gods safety and Rākṣasa death — Mālyavān spears lotus-eyed chest — Viṣṇu hurls back spear into broad chest — Mālyavān lances chest and punches god — Sky cheers his strikes on Viṣṇu and Garuḍa — Garuḍa wing wind sweeps Mālyavān away — Shamed brothers flee to Laṅkā then Pātāla — Agastya names Rāma eternal four-armed Nārāyaṇa