सर्गः ६८
In which Agastya recalls entering a beastless forest, watching a shining vimāna descend, and questioning a corpse-eating heaven-dweller by the lake.
Agastya enters vast beastless Trētā forest — Agastya finds lotus lake and empty ancient hermitage — Agastya spends night and approaches lake at dawn — Agastya sees fat undecaying corpse in water — Agastya watches swan-yoked vimāna descend — Heaven-dweller eats corpse with thousand apsaras attending — Heaven-dweller bathes and boards vimāna — Agastya halts ascender and asks censured conduct