Sargam [Chapter]: 22 Viśvāmitra's Teaching to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa accompany sage Viśvāmitra. He teaches them two great mantras called Bala and Athibala which will keep off hunger, thirst, sleep and tiresomeness from them.] Having listened to the words of Vaṣiṣṭha, King Daśaratha, with a satisfied face, sent word to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. 22.1 After being blessed by

Sargam [Chapter]: 23 Lord Shiva's Hermitage [They reach the confluence of Sarayu and Ganges rivers. They come across a holy hermitage. On query from Rāma, Viśvāmitra tells him that it is the Hermitage of Lord Shiva.] When the sun rose at dawn, that great sage Viśvāmitra told the descendants of Kākutstha sleeping on the bed. 23.1 "Oh Rāma, the darling

Sargam [Chapter]: 24 Sarayū-Ganga Confluence and Thataka Forest [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa travel by boat and reach the confluence of Sarayu-Ganges and a great sound is heard. Viśvāmitra explains the origin of Sarayu. After crossing that, they reach uninhabited horrible forest of Thataka. The sage also tells them about cruel Thataka.] Those destroyers of their enemy, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, did their

Sargam [Chapter]: 25 Thataka's Story [Then the sage tells about the story of Thataka in detail and requests him to kill her in spite of her being a lady.] Hearing the great words of the sage with inestimable power, the tiger among men replied with these powerful words. 25.1 "Oh great sage, I have heard that the female Yakṣīs are

Sargam [Chapter]: 26 Thataka's Killing [The great fight and killing of Thataka is described. Indra, the King of devas, requests Viśvāmitra to teach all the divine arrows that he knows to Rāma.] Hearing the words of the sage without fear, Rāma, that son of a great man, saluting the sage told firmly. 26.1 "According to the words of my father

Sargam [Chapter]: 27 Viśvāmitra's Teaching of Divine Weapons [Viśvāmitra gives all the divine weapons that he has got as boons and also the ones which he had got from his ancestors to Lord Rāma.] Then the great sage Viśvāmitra, after staying that night in the forest, spoke the following sweet words to Rāma on the next day. 27.1 "I am

Sargam [Chapter]: 28 Viśvāmitra's Teaching of Power to Exterminate [Sage Viśvāmitra further gives Rāma also those weapons which belonged to his forefather. Having come out of Thataka forest, Rāma enquires as to where they are and also about his duties regarding protection to the sage's Yagna.] Rāma, the descendent of Kākutstha clan, having been purified, with a happy face, on

Sargam [Chapter]: 29 Viśvāmitra's Penance at Siddha Āśrama [Sage Viśvāmitra then tells Rāma the story of Mahabali who did a great sacrifice in this forest called Siddha Āśrama. Lord Vishnu, at the request of devas, takes an incarnation of dwarf Vamana and stifles the pride of Mahabali. The three worlds are given back to Indra. Siddha Āśrama is chosen by

Sargam [Chapter]: 30 Viśvāmitra's Penance and Rāma's Protection [The sages tells Rāma that he has to give protection for six days and nights. On the sixth day two Asuras called Mārīcha and Subāhu come to create problems to the Yagna. Rāma uses Manava arrow to throw out Mārīcha and Agni arrow to kill Subāhu. Viśvāmitra completes the Yagna and appreciates