26. Rāma Kills Dūṣaṇa [Rāma killed the valorous Dūṣaṇa and all his army. He also killed the army chiefs sent by Khara.] When Dūṣaṇa saw that his army is being shattered, he ordered five thousand powerful Rākṣasas with great speed and who never retreated to attack Rāma. 26.1 They started showering tridents, iron rods, swords, rain of stones and trees,

27. Rāma Kills Triśirā [Triśirā, the army commander of Khara who had three heads was killed by Rāma in a tough battle.] When Khara was going to face Rāma, Triśirā, the Rākṣasa commander of his army went near him and told him. 27.1 "Oh valorous one, leave out this needless adventure and assign the job to me and See the

28. Rāma's Fight with Khara [The war between Khara and Rāma is ferocious. Though Khara succeeds in wounding Rāma a few times, Rāma destroys the chariot of Khara and makes him to come for a fight with a mace.] Seeing that in the war Triśirā is also killed along with Dūṣaṇa, Khara was greatly shaken by the might of Rāma.

29. Rāma's Fight with Khara Continues [Rāma tells Khara that due to sins that he has done to innocent sages he will surely be killed. Khara tells Rāma, that a valorous one should not indulge in self-praise. Rāma cuts off the mace of Khara.] Rāma spoke softly but firmly and forbiddingly to Khara who had lost his chariot and was

30. Khara's Death [Rāma kills Khara and devas and sages praise him. Lakshmana and Sītā come out of the cave to join him. And those three go to their hermitage.] Rāma who loves Dharma, after breaking that mace using his arrows, with a smile told these frustrating words top Khara. 30.1 "Oh wretched among Rākṣasas, you have now shown all

31. Rāvaṇa informed about Khara's Death [A spy called Akampana tells Rāvaṇa about the killing of Khara and his army. When Rāvaṇa wants to for a war, he dissuades him and suggests that he abduct Sītā so that Rāma would die automatically. Rāvaṇa meets Mārīcha who tells him all about Rāma and sends him back.] Speedily leaving Janasṭhāna, Akampana, entered

32. Sūrpanakhā Meets Rāvaṇa [Sūrpanakhā feeling helpless goes and meets Rāvaṇa. His power, greatness and bad acts are described. With fear Sūrpanakhā starts telling him.] Then Sūrpanakhā seeing that the fourteen thousand Rākṣasas being killed by great act single handed by Rāma, as well as seeing the killing of Dūṣaṇa. Khara and Triśirā again started making great sound like a

33. Sūrpanakhā's Complaint to Rāvaṇa [Sūrpanakhā not only complains to Rāvaṇa but tells him that he is a bad king, after detailing qualities of a good and bad king.] That distressed and anguished Sūrpanakhā spoke to Rāvaṇa who tortures the world, who was sitting in the middle of his ministers. 33.1 "Being intoxicated, always trying to get pleasure out of

34. Sūrpanakhā's Description of Rāma and Sītā [To the pointed question from Rāvaṇa, Sūrpanakhā describes the valour and power of Rāma. She also praises the beauty of Sītā and tells Rāvaṇa to make her his own and kill Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. He also tells that she was harmed when she was trying to abduct Sītā for his sake.] Seeing that