Falling at the feet of Sri Rama on coming down to the earth along with his ministers, when he had received an assurance of safety from Sri Rama, Vibhishana submits to the former that, having been reprimanded by his eldest brother, Ravana, he has sought refuge with him, and on being questioned by Sri Rama tells him everything about Ravana.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:54Translation: 06:58 - 17:17

Yuddhakanda, Sarga 20 (Book 6 Canto 20)

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The Ramayana recitation by Sriram-ghanapaathi HariSitaramamurti-ghanapathi is taken from archive.org. The reading is from the English version of Srimad Valmiki Ramayan translation by Gita Press, Gorakhpur, India.