Invocations

Bridging of the ocean by Nala and Nīla; Śrī Rāma’s installation of Śrī Rāmeśvara

Śrī Rāma crosses the ocean with the whole army and encamps on Mount Suvela; Rāvaṇa feels agitated at the news

Mandodarī expostulates with Rāvaṇa; dialogue between Rāvaṇa and Prahasta (his son)

A mental view of Śrī Rāma on Mount Suvela and a description of the rising moon

An arrow from Śrī Rāma’s bow strikes down Rāvaṇa’s diadems and umbrella

Mandodarī makes remonstrance with Rāvaṇa again and dwells upon Śrī Rāma’s glory

Aṅgada’s departure for Laṅkā and dialogue between Aṅgada and Rāvaṇa in the latter’s court

Mandodarī offers advice to Rāvaṇa once more

Dialogue between Aṅgada and Śrī Rāma; conflict actually begins

conflict actually begins

Mālyavān’s admonition to Rāvaṇa

The battle recommences; encounter between Lakṣmaṇa and Meghanāda; a javelin thrown by the latter strikes Lakṣmaṇa in the breast

Hanumān fetches the physician Suṣeṇa and proceeds in quest of the life-giving herb; dialogue between Kālanemi and Rāvaṇa, redemption of the she-alligator; deliverance of Kālanemi

Struck by Bharata’s arrow, Hanumān drops down unconscious; dialogue between Bharata and Hanumān

Śrī Rāma’s sport of a frantic wail; Hanumān’s return; Lakṣmaṇa’s coming back to consciousness

Rāvaṇa awakes Kumbhakarṇa; Kumbhakarṇa’s exhortation to Rāvaṇa and dialogue between Vibhīṣaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa

Kumbhakarṇa joins the beale and attains final beatitude

Meghanāda gives battle and Śrī Rāma sportfully allows Himself to be bound by a snare of serpents

Destruction of Meghanāda’s sacrificial performance; his engagement on the battle-field and deliverance at the hands of Lakṣmaṇa

Rāvana’s march to the field of battle; Śrī Rāma’s victory-chariot and an encounter between the monkeys and the demons

Encounter between Lakṣmaṇa and Rāvaṇa

Rāvaṇa’s swoon; destruction of his sacrificial performance; combat between Śrī Rāma and Rāvaṇa

Indra (the lord of paradise) sends a chariot for the use of Śrī Rāma; encounter between Śrī Rāma and Rāvaṇa

Rāvaṇa hurls a lance at Vibhīṣaṇa : Śrī Rāma puts Vibhīṣaṇa behind Him and exposes Himself to its full force; encounter between Vibhīṣaṇa and Rāvaṇa

Combat of Rāvaṇa and Hanumān; Rāvaṇa creates phantoms and Śrī Rāma disperses the phantoms

Fierce fighting; Rāvaṇa’s swoon

Dialogue between Sītā and Trijaṭā

Final encounter between Śrī Rāma and Rāvaṇa; end of Rāvaṇa; shouts of victory everywhere

Mandodarī and other queens lament; Rāvaṇa’s funeral

Vibhīṣaṇa’s installation

Hanumān carries the happy news to Sītā; Sītā rejoins Sti Rāma and enters fire as a test of her purity

The gods sing the Lord’s praises; Indra rains down nectar on the dead

Vibhīṣaṇa’s entreaty; Śrī Rāma portrayal and Bharata’s condition by due to the excessive love he bore towards the Lord; Śrī Rāma urges Vibhīṣaṇa to arrange His speedy return to Ayodhyā

Vibhīṣaṇa rains down clothes and ornaments from the air and the monkeys and bears pick them up and adorn their person with them

Śrī Rāma and Sītā leave for Ayodhyā on the aerial car, Puṣpaka