सर्गः १३
In which Kumbhakarṇa claims a vast sleeping palace, Kubēra warns Rāvaṇa through an envoy, and Rāvaṇa kills the messenger and marches to conquest.
Kumbhakarṇa seeks house against crushing sleep — Artisans build vast Kailāsa-like palace — Kumbhakarṇa sleeps for thousands of years — Rāvaṇa ravages divine gardens and sages — Kubēra sends envoy urging clan duty — Envoy tells burnt eye and eight hundred year Śiva friendship — Envoy warns gods plot killing — Rāvaṇa slays envoy and marches to conquest