🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 5.16.23

Sundara-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Beauty · Sarga 16 · Verse 23

Place in the Rāmāyaṇa

This is verse 23 of Sarga 16 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 16 (32 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 5.16.23. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/16/23

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.16.23." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/16/23.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.16.23." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/16/23.

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