106. Rāvaṇa Sees Bad Omens [Rāma instructs Mātali as to what he wants to be done. Rāvaṇa on his way sees only bad omens and Rāma on his way sees only good omens. Rāma feels happy.] Thrilling with great joy the charioteer of Rāvaṇa, drove forward quickly, his chariot which was capable of attacking the army of enemies, a wonderful

107. Great War of Rāma and Rāvaṇa [The intense war continued without any result. Ram cut off the heads of Rāvaṇa but they again grew up. He tried to hit his chest and that also did not work.] Then there occurred a very fierce battle between Rāma and Rāvaṇa which was war mounted on chariots and which scared all the

108. Rāma Kills Rāvaṇa [Mātali advises Rāma to use Brahmāstra (arrow of Brahma). When Rāma does it, that great arrow kills Rāvaṇa. All Devas, sages and all the monkeys become happy.] Then Mātali refreshed the memory of Rāghava as follows: "Oh valorous one, why are you carrying the battle as if you are not aware." 108.1 "Oh lord, please send

109. Vibhīṣaṇa Wails for Rāvaṇa [Vibhīṣaṇa recollects the greatness of his brother and wails for him. Rāma consoles him and orders him to do the funeral rites for his brother.] On seeing his brother lying down dead after defeat in the battle Vibhīṣaṇa wailed with a mind filled with outburst of sorrow. 109.1 "Why are you who are valorous, a

110. Rāvaṇa's Wives Wail [All Rāvaṇa's wives, who lived in his private apartment, came out and became greatly sorrowing. They wailed for his death. They were sad, that Rāvaṇa never bothered about the advice of Vibhīṣaṇa.] Seeing that Rāvaṇa was killed by the great soul Rāghava, all the Rākṣasīs living in the private apartments of Rāvaṇa rushed out with great

111. Mandodarī Wails [Mandodarī, the chief wife of Rāvaṇa wails. Rāma asks Vibhīṣaṇa to perform Obsequies to Rāvaṇa. Vibhīṣaṇa refuses saying that Rāvaṇa was a bad person. Rāma convinces him that he is wrong. The funeral is then performed as per Vedic rites.] When the consorts of that Rākṣasa were wailing, his darling and senior most wife stared at her

112. Vibhīṣaṇa Crowned [Rāma requests Lakṣmaṇa to anoint Vibhīṣaṇa as the king of Rākṣasas. Then he requests Hanuman to take permission from Vibhīṣaṇa, enter the city and inform Sītā of their welfare.] Devas, Dānavas and Gandharvas after seeing the killing of Rāvaṇa went away in their aerial cars talking about the auspicious events that took place. 112.1 Telling each other

113. Hanuman Meets Sītā [Hanuman enters the city takes permission from Vibhīṣaṇa and meets Sītā. He briefs her about welfare of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. She becomes happy. Hanuman wants to kill all those Rākṣasīs who were troubling Sītā. Sītā says no and says everything was due to fear. She expresses her desire to see Rāma.] As directed by Rāma, Hanuman,

114. Rāma Summons Sītā [Rāma requests Vibhīṣaṇa to bring Sītā, after giving her a head bath and decorating her. When Sītā refuses decoration, Vibhīṣaṇa convinces her. When Rāma wants Sītā to come before him, the Rākṣasas disperse all the monkeys from there. Rāma gets angry and wants Sītā to come before him in front of them. Sītā comes before him.]