सर्गः १०
In which Rāvaṇa buys immunity with nine severed heads, Vibhīṣaṇa chooses steadfast dharma and life, and Sarasvatī turns Kumbhakarṇa tongue to endless sleep.
Rāma asks brothers forest austerities — Kumbhakarṇa endures five fires rain cold water ten millennia — Vibhīṣaṇa stands one-footed sun-gazing ten millennia as celestials celebrate — Rāvaṇa fasts ten millennia offering nine heads to fire — Brahmā comes with gods to grant wished boon — Rāvaṇa wins immunity save men and restored heads — Vibhīṣaṇa wins abiding dharma and immortality — Gods beg delusion for world-terrifying Kumbhakarṇa — Sarasvatī enters mouth bending Kumbhakarṇa tongue to sleep — Kumbhakarṇa rues deluded sleep-boon as boon-proud brothers settle in Ślēṣmātaka wood