🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.25.18
Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 25 · Verse 18
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 18 of Sarga 25 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 25 (47 ślokas), return to the Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.
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MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.25.18." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/25/18.
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