🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 3.21.6

Araṇya-Kāṇḍa · The Book of the Forest · Sarga 21 · Verse 6

Place in the Rāmāyaṇa

This is verse 6 of Sarga 21 in Araṇya-Kāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 3 of 7)
Kāṇḍa theme: Daṇḍakāraṇya exile · the rishis' āśramas protected · Śūrpaṇakhā's ill-fated visit · Khara-Dūṣaṇa-Triśiras destroyed · Sītā-haraṇa by Rāvaṇa via Mārīca's golden-deer māyā
Total ślokas in this Kāṇḍa: 2,447

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Read the complete Araṇya-Kāṇḍa Sarga 21 (22 ślokas), return to the Araṇya-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.

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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.21.6. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-17, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/21/6

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.21.6." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-17. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/21/6.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.21.6." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/21/6.

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