Event Detail
Liberation of Ahalya
Rama’s arrival at Gautama’s hermitage concludes the Ahalya episode and restores her social honor.
Read Full StoryRama’s arrival at Gautama’s hermitage concludes the Ahalya episode and restores her social honor. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Early Court Narrative arc and positioned in phase 1 using relative chronology (order 45). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.
Why this confidence: Medium confidence because the narrative sequence is stable, while chronology or exact geolocation remains interpretive.
Valmiki Verse References
Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 1-48
श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 1-48
śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 1-48
Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Liberation of Ahalya.
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Interpretations
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- Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition
Liberation of Ahalya is placed in the Ramayana: Early Court Narrative sequence based on narrative continuity and relative-order mapping.
Approximate range: -700 to -100Auto-seeded interpretation aligned with event confidence level: medium.
Sources
Valmiki Ramayana Primary Index
Sanskrit Documents · 2026 · primary_text
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