Place
Valmiki Ashram
वाल्मीकि आश्रमValmiki's hermitage is where the epic begins and ends. Here Valmiki hears Rama's story from Narada, composes the first shloka, shelters the exiled Sita and raises Lava and Kusha.
RegionBithoor, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Why is Valmiki Ashram sacred?
The Bala Kanda opens with Valmiki at his ashram near the Tamasa river, where the death of a krauncha bird moves him to speak the first verse. Brahma then asks him to tell Rama's story in the same metre.
In the Uttara Kanda, Lakshmana leaves the pregnant Sita near this ashram, and Valmiki takes her in. Lava and Kusha are born here and learn the Ramayana from the poet himself. Bithoor near Kanpur is the most widely followed identification.
Where it is
IdentificationTraditional identification; other claimed sites include Valmikinagar in BiharBithoor, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Sargas set at Valmiki Ashram
8 sargas of the Valmiki Ramayana take place here.
1.4Lava and Kusha Sing the RamayanaBala Kanda · Sarga 4 · लव और कुश द्वारा रामायण गायन7.47Across the GangaUttara Kanda · Sarga 47 · गंगा पार7.49Valmiki Shelters SitaUttara Kanda · Sarga 49 · वाल्मीकि का आश्रय7.50Lakshmana's SorrowUttara Kanda · Sarga 50 · लक्ष्मण का दुख7.66The Birth of Lava and KushaUttara Kanda · Sarga 66 · लव और कुश का जन्म7.71The Song in the HermitageUttara Kanda · Sarga 71 · आश्रम में गीत
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