# Ramayana Episode 13: Dasarath grants Ram his permission to go into exile

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Podcast: [The Stories of the Ramayana](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034)
Published: 2026-02-06T17:16:44+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1325

## Resource

In this episode, Lakshman convinces Ram to take him along to the forest. Ram donates all his belongings and then visits Dasarath to seek his permission to depart for the forest. Kaikeyi hands them the clothes of a forest dweller. Written, directed, and enacted by Sudipta Bhawmik Sound effects and original music by Anirban Chakrabarty Audio engineering by Soumen Paul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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