🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 5.12.8

Sundara-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Beauty · Sarga 12 · Verse 8

Place in the Rāmāyaṇa

This is verse 8 of Sarga 12 in Sundara-Kāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 5 of 7)
Kāṇḍa theme: Hanumān's ocean-crossing to Laṅkā · Sītā-darśana at the Aśoka-vāṭikā · Rāma's ring delivered · Laṅkā-dahana · the most-recited kāṇḍa in bhakti-tradition · pure Rāma-nāma-mahimā
Total ślokas in this Kāṇḍa: 2,810

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Read the complete Sundara-Kāṇḍa Sarga 12 (25 ślokas), return to the Sundara-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.

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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.12.8. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/12/8

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.12.8." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/12/8.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.12.8." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/12/8.

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