🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.28.13

Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 28 · Verse 13

उपवासः च कर्तव्या यथा प्राणेन मैथिलि ।जटा भारः च कर्तव्यो वल्कल अम्बर धारिणा ॥२-२८-१३॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.28.13 · Devanāgarī reading text

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