सर्गः ८९
In which Rāma, deeming the world empty without Sītā, rules Ayōdhyā with a golden image, sacrifices for ages, and mourns his mothers.
Rāma deems world empty without Vaidehī — Rāma dismisses kings, bears, monkeys, rākṣasas, and enriched brāhmaṇas — Rāma returns to Ayōdhyā brooding on Sītā — Rāma keeps golden Jānakī for rites and takes no wife — Rāma sacrifices ten thousand years with full fees — Rāma rules in dharma with loyal bears, monkeys, rākṣasas, and kings — Rain falls timely and none dies untimely — Rāma mothers die and join Daśaratha in heaven — Rāma gives ancestral gifts honoring mothers and Pitr̥s