🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 5.4.17
Sundara-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Beauty · Sarga 4 · Verse 17
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 17 of Sarga 4 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 4 (30 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 5.4.17. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/4/17
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.4.17." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/4/17.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Sundara-Kāṇḍa 5.4.17." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/4/17.
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