Place
Prayag
प्रयागPrayag, at the meeting of the Ganga and Yamuna, is the site of the sage Bharadwaja's ashram. Rama, Sita and Lakshmana rest here early in the exile, and Bharadwaja guides them to Chitrakoot.
RegionPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Why is Prayag sacred?
Bharadwaja welcomes the exiles and advises them to live on Chitrakoot hill. Later he entertains Bharata's whole army by the power of his penance, a scene of great splendour in the Ayodhya Kanda.
On the journey home in the Pushpaka, Rama stops again at Prayag to greet the sage and sends Hanuman ahead to Bharata.
Where it is
IdentificationTraditional identificationPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Sargas set at Prayag
7 sargas of the Valmiki Ramayana take place here.
2.54At Bharadwaja's HermitageAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 54 · भरद्वाज का आश्रम2.55Across the YamunaAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 55 · यमुना पार2.90Bharadwaja Tests BharataAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 90 · भरद्वाज की परीक्षा2.92On to ChitrakootAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 92 · चित्रकूट की ओर2.113Bharata Carries the Sandals HomeAyodhya Kanda · Sarga 113 · पादुकाओं के साथ वापसी6.127At Bharadwaja's HermitageYuddha Kanda · Sarga 127 · भरद्वाज के आश्रम में
