🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 2.3.16

Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Ayodhyā · Sarga 3 · Verse 16

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This is verse 16 of Sarga 3 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 3 (49 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 2.3.16. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-09-03, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/3/16

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.3.16." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-09-03. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/3/16.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyā-Kāṇḍa 2.3.16." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/3/16.

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