I am curious about the Lav-Kuś Kāṇḍ that appears in some editions of the Rāmcaritmānas (e.g., I have personally seen it in the 1969 Śikṣā Granthāgār edition and in R.C. Prasad's translation done through Motilal Banarsidass; I'm sure there are others).  The history of this curious part of the text has so far eluded me and I'm hoping that this list can steer me in the right direction.  I would be grateful for any suggestions on how to find out more about this section's relationship to the larger text.

Best wishes,

Aaron