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Gaṅgā’s descent — Rāmāyaṇa map
Bāla-kāṇḍa sargas 42–44 (IITK vulgate) tell Bhagīratha’s bringing of Gaṅgā. Purāṇic tellings stay other rooms.
Epic narrative
Bāla-kāṇḍa sargas 42–44 (IITK vulgate) tell Bhagīratha’s bringing of Gaṅgā. Purāṇic tellings stay other rooms.
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Sagara’s line
The Bāla telling opens the need of Sagara’s sons.Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla-kāṇḍa, sarga 42 (IITK vulgate)
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Bhagīratha’s asking
Bhagīratha asks for Gaṅgā’s descent in the named sargas.Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla-kāṇḍa, sarga 43 (IITK vulgate)
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Śiva receives the river
The vulgate names Śiva receiving Gaṅgā’s fall.Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla-kāṇḍa, sarga 44 (IITK vulgate)
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Rāmāyaṇa door
Seven kāṇḍas remain indexed; this map opens only the named Bāla sargas.Rāmāyaṇa index; Bāla 42–44
Sources and traditions
- Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, IIT Kanpur — Bāla-kāṇḍa, sarga 42–44 (IITK vulgate presentation) · IITK public text, vulgate numbering · Institutional public catalogue; Meenananda cites locator without copying protected images. · 2026-09-20
Claims on this page
- Bāla-kāṇḍa tells Bhagīratha’s bringing of Gaṅgā in the vulgate sargas named here. — Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla-kāṇḍa, sarga 42–44 (IITK vulgate)