Prasravana Mountain is a hill associated with Ráma and Sugríva during the search for Sítá. Set by the margin of the sea, it becomes both a gathering place for returning companies and a landmark from which the poem locates Ráma’s wait.

Setting and Location

The poem identifies Prasravana as a hill and places it beside the sea. One passage names it as a destination by the shore, giving the mountain a clear geographical relation without describing its height, paths, or surrounding terrain in further detail. Elsewhere, Ráma is said to wait on its brow, making the summit or upper slope a distinct point of reference.

A Gathering Place for Returning Companies

After a weary month, groups return to Prasravana with downcast faces. Susheṇ brings his western company back, and the returning groups assemble before Sugríva, who is seated on the hill with Ráma. The mountain thus frames a reunion of the leaders and their returning forces, while the weary interval and the companies’ troubled appearance give the gathering an anxious tone.

Narrative Role

Prasravana’s significance lies in its repeated use as a fixed point within a dispersed search. The hill gathers returning parties around Sugríva and Ráma; later, its brow marks where Ráma waits. Its position at the sea’s margin also links this place-name to the narrative’s coastal geography. The poem gives no extended account of the mountain itself, but these brief references make it a recognizable setting for waiting, return, and assembly.