🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 1.12.16
Bāla-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Childhood · Sarga 12 · Verse 16
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 16 of Sarga 12 in Bāla-Kāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 1 of 7)
- Kāṇḍa theme: Rāma's janma passage in Sarga 18 · Viśvāmitra's yajña-protection · Sītā-svayaṁvara at Mithilā · the four brothers as ONE Viṣṇu in 4-fold
- Total ślokas in this Kāṇḍa: 2,267
Continue the Pāṭha
Read the complete Bāla-Kāṇḍa Sarga 12 (22 ślokas), return to the Bāla-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.
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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.12.16. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/12/16
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.12.16." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/12/16.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.12.16." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/12/16.
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सर्वम् रामकृष्णार्पणम् — every śloka one maṇi on the Rāma-Krishna non-dual thread