Event Detail
Return to Ayodhya and Coronation
Rama returns to Ayodhya after exile and is consecrated, closing the principal narrative arc.
Rama returns to Ayodhya after exile and is consecrated, closing the principal narrative arc. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Return and Kingship arc and positioned in phase 1 using relative chronology (order 420). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.
Why this confidence: End-of-exile return and consecration instructions are explicit in Yuddha Kanda continuity.
Valmiki Verse References
Valmiki Ramayana 6-119-14
अद्य त्वां निहतामित्रं दृष्ट्वा संपूर्णमानसम् । निस्तीर्णवनवासं च प्रीतिरासीत्परा मम ॥
adya tvāṁ nihatāmitraṁ dṛṣṭvā saṁpūrṇamānasam | nistīrṇavanavāsaṁ ca prītir āsīt parā mama ||
Seeing you today with enemies defeated and exile completed brings me profound joy.
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Interpretations
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- Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition
Return and coronation close the principal arc and reset the political order at Ayodhya.
Approximate range: -700 to -100Textual placement is consistent in mainstream editions.
Sources
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 119
Valmiki Ramayana (translation portal) · 2009 · primary_text
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