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Overview
Ayomukhī appears at a cave in a tangled forest during the search for Sītā. The poem describes a huge, misshapen figure with long teeth, a fierce voice and disordered hair. She feeds on wild beasts before emerging to confront the travellers.
She identifies herself and embraces Lakṣmaṇa, inviting him to live with her among mountain thickets and river islands. He attacks with his sword and mutilates her; she retreats to her dwelling in pain. The passage makes her a distinct named encounter before Kabandha, rather than another name for the much longer Śūrpaṇakhā episode.
Origins & earliest records
South Asian Rāmāyaṇa narrative tradition
Records & interpretation
Historical primary-text translation directly read by book and canto.
Selected bibliography
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki
Translation title page gives 1870–1874; Book III LXX, pp. 310–311. English verse wording attributed to Griffith.
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Primary records and illustrations
The Rámáyan of Válmíki
Book III. III LXX, pp. 310–311
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- Historical primary-text translationGriffith Rāmāyaṇa — Book III LXX, pp. 310–311Research access: 2026-10-05
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