सर्गः ६६
In which Rāma seals the dead boy in oil, patrols west north east and south in Puṣpaka, and questions a downward-hanging tapasvin by a lake.
Rāma bids Lakṣmaṇa seal boy in scented oil jar — Rāma summons Puṣpaka and honors sages — Rāma arms with bow sword and trusts city to brothers — Rāma searches west north and east sinless — Rāma reaches southern lake north of Śaivala — Rāma finds ascetic hanging head-down in lake — Rāma asks caste motive and truthful answer