Event Detail
Bharata Meets Rama at Chitrakoot
Bharata requests Rama to return, but Rama reaffirms the exile vow and transfers symbolic authority via sandals.
Read Full StoryBharata requests Rama to return, but Rama reaffirms the exile vow and transfers symbolic authority via sandals. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Exile and Forest Route arc and positioned in phase 1 using relative chronology (order 150). 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 Ayodhya Kanda 2-99
श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda 2-99
śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda 2-99
Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Bharata Meets Rama at Chitrakoot.
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Interpretations
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- Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition
Bharata Meets Rama at Chitrakoot is placed in the Ramayana: Exile and Forest Route 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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