Place

Ayodhya

अयोध्याAyodhyā

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1,077
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20
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378
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What the texts say

In the Ramayana, Ayodhya is the city built by Manu, lord of humankind. Ramayana 1.5.6 There King Dasharatha of the Ikshvaku line ruled, beloved by town and countryside. Ramayana 1.6.1 In the Sri Ramcharitmanas, Kaikeyi asks King Dasharatha to send Rama to the forest for fourteen years, and the king is struck with grief. Ramcharitmanas 2.3.60 Bharata, Rama's brother, vows in the Ramayana to rule through Rama's sandals, awaiting his return. Ramayana 2.112.23 Later the epic tells of Rama's return and coronation in Ayodhya. Ramayana 1.3.37, 6.130.54 The Skanda Purana lists Ayodhya among places that bestow worldly enjoyment and liberation. Skanda Purana 2.3.1.22

Where to read

Every verse that names Ayodhya, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    407 verses · 113 chapters

    All 407 verses in the Ramayana
    • 2.51.21

      Phir se wahi cheez. Ayodhya mein sab theek hai. Raste achhe hai. Mahal hai. Log khush hai. Baja baj raha hai. Festival chal raha hai. Sab log enjoy kar rahe hai.

    • 1.3.14

      Ayodhya ke logon ne bahut dukh paya. Ram ne unse alvida li. Guha, Nishadon ke sardar se baat hui. Phir suta Sumantra wapas aa gaya.

    • 1.1.86

      Devi-devtaon se Ram ko vardaan mila. Usne vanaron ko bhi theek kar diya. Phir apne doston ke saath Pushpak rath mein baith ke Ayodhya ke liye nikal pada.

  2. Skanda Purana

    268 verses · 66 chapters

    All 268 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 2.8.1.16

      Ab hum sunna chahte hain woh purani baat jo dil tak jaaye. Ayodhya jaisi badi nagar ki baat, jismein itne gun hain, chamak rahi hai.

    • 2.8.8.80

      Brahman, log Ayodhya ki badai bahut bolte hain. Humne suna hai yeh bahut khaas hai. Ab tum jaldi poora bata do ki Ayodhya mein kya khaas hai.

    • 2.8.10.5

      Ayodhya ka rakshak ek veer hai jo sab kaam mein kamyabi deta hai. Navratri mein jab paanchvin din aata hai, tab yeh yatra saal bhar ke liye hoti hai.

  3. Ramcharitmanas

    132 verses · 57 chapters

    All 132 verses in the Ramcharitmanas
    • 2.8.145

      Bhai, dil mein samajh kar meri baat suno. Ruko aur maa pita ki seva karo. Bharat aur Shatrughna ghar par nahi hain. Raja boodhe hain, aur unke mann mein mera dukh hai. Main jungle mein jaun aur tumhe saath le jaun, toh Ayodhya har tarah se…

    • 1.2.33

      Main Ayodhya sheher ko nahi jhukta hoon, bahut paavani hai, aur Sarayu nadi ko bhi jhukta hoon jo kali yug ke saare paap mita deti hai. Phir sheher ke aadmi aur auraton ko bhi pranaam karta hoon, kyunki bhagwan ki in par koi choti mohabbat…

    • 1.3.51

      Ram ne Sugriva aur Vibhishan dono ko shelter diya, ye sabko pata hai. Unke naam ne kitne hi garib aur besaharon ka bhala kiya hai. Iska naam duniya mein aur Vedon mein bhi chamak raha hai. Ram ne bhalu aur bandaron ki sena ikatthi ki, aur…

  4. Padma Purana

    74 verses · 43 chapters

    All 74 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.242.40

      Ayodhya naam ki ek nagar hai, Sarayu nadi ke kinare bani hui. Is nagar mein har tarah ke ratne bhare hain. Dhan aur anaaj itna hai ki kahi na kahi se phaila hua hai.

    • 5.36.73

      Vaishakh mahine ki chauthi tarikh ko Ram ne Pushpak rath mein baith gaya. Woh hawa mein udke wapas Ayodhya ki taraf nikal pada.

    • 5.37.10

      Jo Ayodhya ke prabhu ko hamesha apne dil mein yaad karta hai, woh aankhon ke saamne aaega. Dekhne mein bada achha lagega.

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Key chapters

The chapters where Ayodhya matters most.

  1. Commencement of the Inquiry into Ayodhyā’s Sacred Greatness

    Skanda Purana 2.8.1 · 41 verses

  2. Ratikunda, Kusumāyudha-kunda, Mantreśvara and allied tīrthas: rites and merits

    Skanda Purana 2.8.8 · 36 verses

  3. Ayodhyā-yātrākrama, Sarayū-māhātmya, and Mānasatīrtha Teaching (अयोध्यायात्राक्रमः सरयू-माहात्म्यं च मानसतीर्थोपदेशः)

    Skanda Purana 2.8.10 · 32 verses

  4. Svargadvāra Māhātmya and the Origin of Candra-hari

    Skanda Purana 2.8.3 · 10 verses

  5. Dharmāhari Hymn, Expiatory Guidelines, and the Gold-Rain Origin Legend

    Skanda Purana 2.8.4 · 8 verses

  6. The Glory of Dvārakā and Comparative Tīrtha-Merit

    Skanda Purana 7.4.25 · 8 verses

  7. Rāma Narrative Commencement and the Sanctity of Ayodhyā (Umā-Maheśvara Frame)

    Padma Purana 6.242 · 6 verses

  8. Narration of Rāma’s Deeds (with calendrical chronology of key events)

    Padma Purana 5.36 · 5 verses

  9. Narration of the Primeval-Aeon Ramayana

    Padma Purana 5.116 · 4 verses

  10. The Sage Kamu’s (Kamo’s) Journey to Viṣṇu’s World

    Padma Purana 5.37 · 4 verses

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