🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 7.17.42

Uttara-Kāṇḍa · The Book of the Aftermath · Sarga 17 · Verse 42

Place in the Rāmāyaṇa

This is verse 42 of Sarga 17 in Uttara-Kāṇḍa (Kāṇḍa 7 of 7)
Kāṇḍa theme: Rāvaṇa's pūrva-janma narrated · Rāmarājya's 11,000-year dharma-state · Sītā's second vanavāsa at Vālmīki's āśrama · Lava-Kuśa's upbringing · Rāma's aśvamedha · the mahā-prasthāna into Sarayū · Brahma-loka return
Total ślokas in this Kāṇḍa: 3,463

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Read the complete Uttara-Kāṇḍa Sarga 17 (43 ślokas), return to the Uttara-Kāṇḍa sarga index, or enter the Rāmcharitamānas companion reading.

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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Uttara-Kāṇḍa 7.17.42. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/uttara-kanda/17/42

Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Uttara-Kāṇḍa 7.17.42." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/uttara-kanda/17/42.

MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Uttara-Kāṇḍa 7.17.42." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/uttara-kanda/17/42.

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