सर्गः २०
In which Nārada hails Rāvaṇa amid mortal joy and grief, points him to Yama city, and follows wondering how Death itself can be beaten.
Rāvaṇa meets cloud-borne Nārada while scaring mortals — Nārada praises Viśravas birth and Viṣṇu-like crushings — Nārada shows mortal joy grief and delusion — Nārada asks why slay death-bound men — Rāvaṇa laughs and plans Rasātala conquest and ocean churning — Nārada warns this path leads to Yama — Rāvaṇa vows southward to kill Vaivasvata keeping four-guardian vow — Nārada wonders how Death is slain and follows curious