🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 7.72.16
Uttara-Kāṇḍa · The Book of the Aftermath · Sarga 72 · Verse 16
Place in the Rāmāyaṇa
- This is verse 16 of Sarga 72 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 72 (21 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 7.72.16. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-17, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/uttara-kanda/72/16
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Uttara-Kāṇḍa 7.72.16." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-17. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/uttara-kanda/72/16.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Uttara-Kāṇḍa 7.72.16." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/uttara-kanda/72/16.
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