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Overview
The Ocean identifies Nala as Vishvakarma’s son, born among the vanaras and inheriting the divine craftsman’s skill. Nala confirms his ability to build the crossing and recalls the boon given to his mother Mandari. He explains that he had not praised his skill before receiving a task.
Under his direction, the army uproots trees, breaks and transports rocks and binds great fragments with cordage. Griffith’s account gives the completed bridge a length of one hundred leagues and says the work takes five days. The passage describes collective construction under divine craftsmanship; it does not here say that writing Rama’s name makes each stone float.
Origins & earliest records
South Asian epic religious narrative
Records & interpretation
Actual Griffith canto passages directly read in the hosted complete edition.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki
I.16; VI.22; printed title-page edition range, not epic composition date.
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
The Ramayan of Valmiki, Griffith translation
Hosted complete edition, printed title-page range 1870–1874. I.16; VI.22
Actual canto text read; speech attribution preserved. No creature illustration asserted.
References
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- Historical primary epic translationGriffith, Ramayan — I.16; VI.22Research access: 2026-10-05
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