Ramayana — The Journey Home
Painting: Ashoka grove, Lanka, day

Chapter 9 · Homecoming

Valmiki Ramayana · Yuddha Kanda · 4 stages

  1. Painting: Ashoka grove, Lanka, day

    9A · News, mercy and reunion

    Carry the news, hear Sita’s mercy and witness the reunion.

    Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 113–120

  2. Painting: Pushpaka above the sea, day

    9B · The road seen from above

    Look back on the places that shaped the journey.

    Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 121–124

  3. Painting: Nandigram outside Ayodhya, day

    9C · The promise fulfilled

    Bring the news; return the kingdom; welcome the companions home.

    Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 125–127

  4. Painting: Ayodhya palace, coronation, day

    9D · Among those who returned

    Remain a little longer among those who came home.

    Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sarga 128

Begin the journey