🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 3.48.17

Araṇya-Kāṇḍa · The Book of the Forest · Sarga 48 · Verse 17

Place in the Rāmāyaṇa

This is verse 17 of Sarga 48 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 48 (24 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 3.48.17. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/48/17

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.48.17." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/48/17.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.48.17." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/48/17.

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