Book III : Aranya Kanda - Forest TreckChapter [Sarga] 1Verses converted to UTF-8, Sep, 093IntroductionRama, Seetha, and Lakshmana enter the great forest called Dandaka Forest and adore the eminent sages, who are in penance and hermitages in that forest. This canto is named as Aranya Kanda not just to show that Rama roved over just forests. The forests, as per Indian tradition, are the treasure houses of knowledge, and they are the ultimate in Vedic culture.Thus, until Ayodhya Kanda Rama&39;s exile is in aaryavarta , the place of noblemen, from River Ganges to Greece.