सर्गः ७७
In which gods perform the Aśvamēdha for hiding Indra, lodge his brahmahatyā fourfold, and restore the withered world
Lakṣmaṇa continues Vr̥tra aftermath for Rāma — Sense-stripped Indra cowers at world end like coiled snake — Earth withers drought-stricken without thousand-eyed Indra — Gods carry Aśvamēdha rite to hiding Indra — Gods complete great horse rite to cleanse Indra — Brahmahatyā demands lodging and gods quarter her fourfold — Brahmahatyā lodges in rivers, trees, women and brāhmaṇa-slayers — Purified Indra rises feverless and the world calms — Lakṣmaṇa urges Rāma to perform same Aśvamēdha