सर्गः ४३
In which Rāma summons Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, and Śatrughna and tearfully begs their counsel in his trouble.
Rāma dismisses friends and resolves — Rāma sends doorkeeper for three brothers — Doorkeeper fetches Lakṣmaṇa Bharata Śatrughna — Brothers come swiftly in white robes — Brothers see tearful eclipsed-moon lotus face — Rāma embraces brothers and seats them — Rāma calls brothers his life and seeks counsel