🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 1.40.17

Bāla-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Childhood · Sarga 40 · Verse 17

ततः पूर्वाम् दिशम् भित्त्वा दक्षिणाम् बिभिदुः पुनः ।दक्षिणस्याम् अपि दिशि ददृशुः ते महागजम् ॥१-४०-१७॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.40.17 · Devanāgarī reading text

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