Place
Siddhashrama
सिद्धाश्रमSiddhashrama is Vishwamitra's hermitage, once the place of Vishnu's penance as Vamana. Here Rama and Lakshmana guard the sage's sacrifice and defeat Maricha and Subahu.
RegionBuxar, Bihar
Why is Siddhashrama sacred?
Vishwamitra tells the princes that Vishnu performed austerities here before taking the Vamana form, which is why the place is called the hermitage of perfection.
For six days and nights the brothers stand guard. When the rakshasas attack, Rama drives Maricha into the sea and kills Subahu, and the sacrifice is completed. Buxar in Bihar is the traditional site.
Where it is
IdentificationTraditional identificationBuxar, Bihar
Sargas set at Siddhashrama
4 sargas of the Valmiki Ramayana take place here.
