🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 1.1.20

Bāla-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Childhood · Sarga 1 · Verse 20

ज्येष्टम् श्रेष्ट गुणैः युक्तम् प्रियम् दशरथः सुतम् ।प्रकृतीनाम् हितैः युक्तम् प्रकृति प्रिय काम्यया ॥१-१-२०॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.1.20 · Devanāgarī reading text

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MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.1.20." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/1/20.
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