Sita feels that some calamity has happened in Ayodhaya. She tells Ram of her dream of King Dashrath leaving the palace in Sanyasi robe. Ram suggests to Sita that this may be the case as Dashrath has taken Sanyas after Bharat's coronation. Queen Kekai blames herself for her husband's death. Kaushalya takes Kekai to participate in the last rites, but the Prime Minister stops her on the plea that this was Dashrath's last wish.
