Event Detail
Alliance Oath at Rishyamukha
Rama and Sugriva formalize a mutual pact: recovery of Sita and restoration of Sugriva’s kingship.
Read Full StoryRama and Sugriva formalize a mutual pact: recovery of Sita and restoration of Sugriva’s kingship. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Search and Alliance arc and positioned in phase 1 using relative chronology (order 250). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.
Why this confidence: High confidence because this episode is consistently preserved in mainstream narrative sequences and has broad interpretive continuity.
Valmiki Verse References
Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda 4-5
श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda 4-5
śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda 4-5
Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Alliance Oath at Rishyamukha.
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Interpretations
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- Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition
Alliance Oath at Rishyamukha is placed in the Ramayana: Search and Alliance sequence based on narrative continuity and relative-order mapping.
Approximate range: -700 to -100Auto-seeded interpretation aligned with event confidence level: high.
Sources
Valmiki Ramayana Primary Index
Sanskrit Documents · 2026 · primary_text
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