🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.13.24

Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 13 · Verse 24

प्रियमेतद्गुरुश्रोणि कुरु चारुमुखेक्षणे ।विशुद्ध भावस्य सु दुष्ट भावा ।दीनस्य ताम्राश्रुकलस्य राज्ञः ।श्रुत्वा विचित्रम् करुणम् विलापम् ।भर्तुर् न्Rशम्सा न चकार वाक्यम् ॥२-१३-२४॥

— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.24 · Devanāgarī reading text

Place in the Rāmāyaṇa

This is verse 24 of Sarga 13 in Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 2 of 7)
Kāṇḍa theme: Rāma's coronation aborted by Kaikeyī · 14-year vanavāsa begins · Daśaratha's death from grief · Bharata's pādukā-rāj at Nandigrāma · the maryādā-puruṣottama discipline activated
Total ślokas in this Kāṇḍa: 4,307

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Read the complete Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa Sarga 13 (26 ślokas), return to the Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.

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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.13.24. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-13, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/13/24

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.13.24." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-13. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/13/24.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.13.24." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/13/24.

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