सर्गः ४६
In which Lakṣmaṇa crosses Sītā over the Gaṅgā and tells her Rāma casts her off, sinless, for fear of scandal.
Lakṣmaṇa seats Sītā and boards Niṣāda boat — Lakṣmaṇa leaves Sumantra with chariot ashore — Lakṣmaṇa begs pardon and falls weeping — Lakṣmaṇa owns Rāma abandons her for slander — Lakṣmaṇa cites order and longing to leave her at edge — Lakṣmaṇa names holy hermitage across Jāhnavī — Lakṣmaṇa commends her to Vālmīki Daśaratha friend — Lakṣmaṇa bids devotion to Rāma for highest good