🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 3.66.8
Araṇya-Kāṇḍa · The Book of the Forest · Sarga 66 · Verse 8
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 8 of Sarga 66 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 66 (21 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 3.66.8. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/66/8
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.66.8." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/66/8.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Araṇya-Kāṇḍa 3.66.8." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/aranya-kanda/66/8.
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