Event Detail
Death of Dasharatha in Ayodhya
Dasharatha dies in grief after Rama’s departure, intensifying the political and moral gravity of exile.
Dasharatha dies in grief after Rama’s departure, intensifying the political and moral gravity of exile. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Exile and Forest Route arc and positioned in phase 1 using relative chronology (order 140). 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 2-64
श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda 2-64
śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda 2-64
Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Death of Dasharatha in Ayodhya.
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Interpretations
Event detail compares interpretations and linked sources in one place.
- Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition
Death of Dasharatha in Ayodhya 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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