Accompanied by Śrī Rāma, Laksmana and a host of Rsis, Sage Viśwāmitra proceeds northward in the direction of Mithilā to witness the bow-sacrifice of King Janaka and breaks his journey on the bank of the Sona at sunset.

Śrī Rāma protects the sacrifice of Viśwāmitra against the onslaught of the Rāksasas and gets rid of them.

Viśwāmitra tells Śrī Rāma the history of Siddhāśrama and arrives at his own hermitage with the two brothers.

At the request of Śrī Rāma the sage Viśwāmitr instructs him as well as Laksmana in the process of calling back the missiles and delivers some more missiles to them.

Gratified with the death of Tātakā, Viśwāmitra imparts to Śrī Rāma the knowledge of the various missiles.

Śrī Rāma kills Tātakā.

Questioned by Śrī Rāma, Viśwāmitra tells him more about the birth of Tātakā, of her marriage with Sunda, as well as about the birth of Mārīca as a result of their union, and how the latter was subjected to an execration by sage Agastya, and finally urges Śrī Rāma to despatch the ogress.

An account of the Sarayū given by Viśwāmitra; some facts relating to the ogress Tātakā revealed and hints given about killing her.

Night-long sojourn of Śrī Rāma and Laksmana with Viśwāmitra in a holy hermitage at the confluence of the Gangā and the Sarayū.

King Daśaratha sends Śrī Rāma and Laksmana with Viśwāmitra and the two princes receive initiation from the latter in the two mystic spells, Balā and Atibalā.