Event Detail
Sampati Identifies Lanka Direction
Sampati confirms Sita’s location in Lanka, converting uncertain search into a target-specific mission.
Read Full StorySampati confirms Sita’s location in Lanka, converting uncertain search into a target-specific mission. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Search and Alliance arc and positioned in phase 3 using relative chronology (order 285). 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 4-63
श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda 4-63
śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda 4-63
Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Sampati Identifies Lanka Direction.
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Interpretations
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- Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition
Sampati Identifies Lanka Direction 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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