Sri Rama visiting the Agastya Ashrama near Panchavati

Dandakaranya: Sri Rama visiting the Agastya Ashrama near Panchavati:

(Valmiki Ramayana - Aranya Kanda - 11 to 13)

► अगस्त्यानुग्रहवर्धित राम् (Agastya-Anugraha-Vardhita Raam): Who was full with the blessings of sage Agastya.

• Meditation: I meditate on Sri Rama visiting the Agastya Ashrama near Panchavati.

• Sri Rama reaching the precincts of Agastya Ashrama: Sri Rama reached the precincts of the hermitage of sage Agastya.

• Sri Rama visiting the Agastya Ashrama: Sri Rama visited the Agastya Ashrama. The sage was also yearning to see him and welcomed him cordially.

• Sri Rama receiving divine weapons from sage Agastya: Sage Agastya gave Sri Rama a bow of Vishnu, arrows of Brahma and the sword of Indra.

• Sage Agastya praising Devi Sita: Sage Agastya praised Devi Sita for her devotion to her husband, and not leaving him during the time of ill-fortune.

• Sri Rama asking for a place of stay: Sri Rama asked for a place to stay in the forest. Sage Agastya suggested Panchavati which is two yojanas from there.

► Nashik - Ankai Agastya Ashram
(Nashik district, Maharashtra)
(100 km from Nashik)

Ankai Agastya Ashram is identified with the place where Sri Rama visited the hermitage of sage Agastya.

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