सर्गः ९७
In which Rāma names Bharata king and seeks forest death, Bharata refuses, and Rāma crowns Kuśa and Lava.
Grief-stricken Rāma vows to crown Bharata and follow Lakṣmaṇa — Subjects fall senseless and Bharata faints — Bharata swears he wants no kingdom without Rāma — Bharata proposes crowning Kuśa in Kōsala and Lava in north — Bharata urges swift messengers to Śatrughna — Vasiṣṭha bids Rāma heed devoted subjects — Subjects vow to follow Rāma with wives and children — Rāma crowns Kuśa and Lava and sends messengers to Śatrughna