Chapter 3 · Exile
Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · 5 stages
3A · The crown set aside
Celebration gives way to an unexpected command.
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 1–25
3B · Sita’s decision
Sita speaks for herself about the life ahead.
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 26–40
3C · The river between
Keep watch, take leave of Sumantra, and cross the Ganga with Guha’s boatmen.
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 50–52; 63–65
3D · The brother who would not take the throne
Seek Ram and return what was never yours to claim.
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 66–115
3E · A conversation remembered
Tell the story of Mithila in Sita’s own voice.
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 116–119