Sargam [Chapter]: 42 Bhagīratha's Penance [Amśumān became the King and later his son became the king. Both were not able to take any action regarding the bringing of Ganga. Bhagīratha was the son of Dilipa. After he became the King, he started doing great penance addressed to Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma was pleased and told that Ganga can come to

Sargam [Chapter]: 43 Bhagīratha's Bringing of Ganga [Bhagīratha does penance to Lord Shiva who agrees to hold the falling Ganga on his head. Ganga wanted to drag him along with her to Rasātala. Lord Shiva imprisoned her in his matted hair. Bhagīratha again did penance and Shiva left her drop by drop. She divided herself in to seven streams. One

Sargam [Chapter]: 44 Brahma's Blessing of Bhagīratha [Lord Brahma blessed Bhagīratha for doing a great job. The entire earth was indebted to him for bringing Ganga to earth. The Ganga was also called Bhagirathi and Tripathaga because she flows in heaven, earth and nether worlds.] "The King, followed by Ganga, reached the ocean and then entered the lower regions of

Sargam [Chapter]: 45 Ocean Churning Story [Rāma and Lakshmana cross Ganges and reach the town of Vaishali. There Viśvāmitra tells the story of churning the ocean by sons of Diti and Āditi. He tells the story in great detail.] Rāma and Lakshmana after hearing the story were greatly surprised and Rāma told to Viśvāmitra. 45.1 "Oh Godly sage, the blessed

Sargam [Chapter]: 46 Diti's Penance and Indra [Diti seeing her sons were defeated requests her husband Kaśyapa to bless her with a son who will kill Indra. He requests her to lead a life of penance. When she is almost about to complete her penance, Indra enters her womb and cuts that foetus to seven pieces.] "When all her sons

Sargam [Chapter]: 47 Maruts and Vishala Story [Diti requests Indra to make the seven parts in to seven Maruts who would be given a honoured place. Viśvāmitra tells Rāma that Diti did her penance in this place. Then he lists all the great kings who ruled over Visala. King Sumathi who was ruling at that time came and honoured Viśvāmitra

Sargam [Chapter]: 48 Ahalyā's Story [After leaving Vishala, when they were about to reach Mithilā, they saw a deserted hermitage. When Rāma asks about it, Viśvāmitra tells the story of Ahalyā and her husband Gautama. Indra, falling in love with Ahalyā, takes the form of sage Gautama and enters the hermitage when he is not there. Ahalyā recognized him and

Sargam [Chapter]: 49 Ahalyā's Freedom from Curse [Indra requesting Pitṛi devatās fixes the testicles of a ram on him. Rāma enters the place where Ahalyā is there. She gets freedom from the curse. Sage Gautama comes and joins his wife.] "After that Indra, who was deprived of his testicles, with a frightened face, addressed a group of sages, Chāraṇas and

Sargam [Chapter]: 50 Rāma and Lakshmana Introduction [Viśvāmitra along with Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa visits the Yajña place of King Janaka. The sage is received hospitably. Janaka is curious to know about Rāma and Lakshmana, Viśvāmitra introduces them.] From there, Viśvāmitra, along with Rāma and Lakshmana, walking in the front, proceeded towards North east and reached the place of Yajña. 50.1