🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 1.18.24

Bāla-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Childhood · Sarga 18 · Verse 24

तेषाम् जन्म क्रिय आदीनि सर्व कर्माणि अकारयत् ।तेषाम् केतुः इव ज्येष्ठो रामो रतिकरः पितुः ॥१-१८-२४॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.18.24 · Devanāgarī reading text

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