1 – Entering Dandaka Forest

2 – Confrontation with Viraadha

3 – Viradha attacks Sri Rama and Lakshmana

4 : Curse of Viradha

5 – Hermitage of Sage Sharabhanga

6 – Approach of Sages and Hermits

7 – Hermitage of Sage Suteekshna

8 – Dialogue with Sage Suteekshna

9 – Seetha concerned about Sri Rama’s vow to kill demons

10 – Sri Rama’s reply to Seetha

11 – Stories of Sages Mandakarani and Agastya

12 – Entering the hermitage of Sage Agastya

13 – Sage Agastya directs Sri Rama to Panchavati

14 – Sri Rama’s Contact with Jatayu

15 – The Panchavati

16 – Lakshmana’s description of vasanta season

17 – Surpanakha’s entry into legend

18 – Lakshmana punishes Surpanakha

19 – Surpanakha’s reporting to her brother Khara

20 – Rama eliminates Khara’s demons