🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 4.5.3

Kiṣkindhā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Kiṣkindhā · Sarga 5 · Verse 3

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् कुले जातो रामो दशरथात्मजः ।धर्मे निगदितः च एव पितुर् निर्देश कारकः ॥४-५-३॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 4.5.3 · Devanāgarī reading text

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