🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 1.18.23

Bāla-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Childhood · Sarga 18 · Verse 23

Place in the Rāmāyaṇa

This is verse 23 of Sarga 18 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

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Read the complete Bāla-Kāṇḍa Sarga 18 (59 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 1.18.23. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-17, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/18/23

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.18.23." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-17. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/18/23.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Bāla-Kāṇḍa 1.18.23." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/bala-kanda/18/23.

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