CONTENTS
1 | An Arati Song | iv |
2 | Procedure for Reciting the Ramacaritamanasa | xvi |
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1 | Invocations | 1 |
2 | Salutationsutations to the Guru | 3 |
3 | Salutations to Brahmanas and saints | 4 |
4 | Salutations to the Wicked | 7 |
5 | Contrast between saints and the evil- minded | 9 |
6 | Salutations to all living being as so many images of Sri Rama | 13 |
7 | Tulasidasa's humility and the glory of poetry describing Sri Rama's greatness | 15 |
8 | Salutations to the immortal bards | 20 |
9 | Salutations to the sage Valmiki, the Vedas, Brahma, Siva, Parvati and other gods and goddesses | 21 |
10 | Salutations to the abode and companions of Sita and Rama | 23 |
11 | Salutations to and the glory of the Name | 26 |
12 | The excellences of Sri Rama and the greatness of his story | 36 |
13 | The date of composition of the Ramacaritamanasa | 43 |
14 | The metaphorical representation of the Manasa as a lake and it sglory | 46 |
15 | Dialogue between the sages Yajnavalkya nd Bharadvaja and the greatness of Prayaga | 54 |
16 | Sati's bewilderment, Sri Rama's divine glory and Sati's Remorese | 57 |
17 | Repudiation of Sati by Siva and Siva's trance | 59 |
18 | Sati's Visit to Daksa's sacrifice | 68 |
19 | Sati's self immolation through the fire of Yoga out of indignation at the slight offered to Her spouse by her father; destruction of Daksa's sacrifice | 69 |
20 | Descent of Goddess Parvati and Her penance | 70 |
21 | Sri Rama's intercession with Bhagavan Siva for marriage | 79 |
22 | Parvati's unique fidelity as revealed through Her test by the seven seers | 80 |
23 | Love's departure on the earrand of the gods and his being burnt to death | 84 |
24 | Siva's boon to Rati | 89 |
25 | The gods prayer to siva for marriage; the seven seers visit to Parvati | 89 |
26 | Siva's peculiar marriage procession and preparations for the wedding | 92 |
27 | Siva's nuptials | 101 |
28 | A dialogue between Siva and Parvati | 107 |
29 | Causes of Sri Rama's Descent | 118 |
30 | Ego's sway over Narada and the effect of the Lord's Maya | 124 |
31 | Princess Visvamohini's self-election of a husband; Narada's pronouncing a curse on the attendants of Siva as well as on the Lord himself and his subsequent freedom form the spell of infatuation | 125 |
32 | The austerities of Manu and Satarupa and their receiving a boon from the lord | 134 |
33 | The story of King Pratapabhanu | 142 |
34 | The birth of Ravana and his brothers, their austerities, supremacy and tyranny | 159 |
35 | The piteous appeal of mother Earth and other gods | 167 |
36 | The Lord's compassion on them | 169 |
37 | King Dasarath's sacrifice for the birth of son and his queens'pregnancy | 171 |
38 | The Lord's manifestation and the delightful nature of his childish sports | 173 |
39 | Visvamitra visits king Dasaratha and asks for Sri Rama and Laksamana | 186 |
40 | Protection of Visvamitra's sacrifice | 189 |
41 | Redemption of Ahalya | 190 |
42 | Entry of Visvamitra with Rama and Laksmana into the Precincts of Mithila | 192 |
43 | Janaka's ecstasy of love at the sight of Rama and Laksmana | 194 |
44 | A visit to the town by Rama and Laksmana | 197 |
45 | Sri Rama's Visit to Janaka's garden; Rama and Sita Ji catch sight of each other | 205 |
46 | Worship of Goddess Parvati by Sita, Her receiving a blessing from the Goddess and a dialogue between Rama and Laksmana | 210 |
47 | Sri Rama's entry into the Pavilion erected for the Bow-Sacrifice along with Laksmana | 214 |
48 | Sita's entry into the Pavilion | 219 |
49 | Proclamation of janaka's vow by his heralds | 221 |
50 | The princes failure to life the bow and Jnaka's Despondent utterance | 222 |
51 | Laksmana's fulmination and throwing a challenge to Janaka | 223 |
52 | The breaking of the Bow | 230 |
53 | Sita places the wreath of victory round Rama's neck | 232 |
54 | Arrival of Parasurama, exchange of hot words between Laksmana and Parasurama and Sri Rama' triumph over the latter | 235 |
55 | Janaka's dispatching of messengers to Ayodhya and departure of the marriage procession from the | 250 |
56 | Arrival of the marriage procession and its reception etc at Janakpuri | 264 |
57 | The Wedding of Sita and Rama and Their farewell | 281 |
58 | Return of the marriage procession to Ayodhya and rejoicing in the city | 303 |
59 | The glory of hearing and singing the story of Sri Rama | 318 |
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60 | Invocations | 319 |
61 | Preparations for Sri Rama's installation as the Prince regent of Ayodhya; the gods concern over the same and their approaching Goddess Sarasvati for help | 322 |
62 | Sarasvati perverts the mind of Manthara; a dialogue between Kaikeyi and Manthara | 329 |
63 | Kaikeyi enters the sulking-chamber | 337 |
64 | Dialogue between King Dasaratha and Kaikeyi; Dasaratha's lamentation; Sumantra goes to the palace and returning from it, sends Sri Rama to his father | 339 |
65 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and mother Kaikeyi | 352 |
66 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and His father; the sadness of the people of Ayodhya; their remonstrance's with Kaikeyi | 355 |
67 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and mother Kausalya | 361 |
68 | Dialogue between Sita and Sri Rama | 368 |
69 | Dialogue between Sri Rama, Kausalya and Sita | 374 |
70 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and Laksmana | 376 |
71 | Dialogue between Laksmana and mother Sumitra | 378 |
72 | Sri Rama, Laksmana and Sita call on king Dasaratha to take leave of him; Dasaratha's advice to Sita | 380 |
73 | Sri Rama, Sita and Laksmana proceed to the woods and slip past the citizens buried in slumber | 385 |
74 | Sri Rama's arrival at Srngaverapura; the Nisada chief's services | 388 |
75 | Dialogue between Laksmana and the Nisada; Sumantra's dialogue with Sri Rama and Sita and his returning to Ayodhya | 391 |
76 | The boatman's love and the passage across the Ganga | 399 |
77 | Arrival at Prayaga and dialogue with the sage Bharadvaja; the love of the people inhabiting the bank of the Yamuna | 403 |
78 | The episode of an ascetic | 405 |
79 | Sri Rama greets the Yamuna; love of the villagers | 409 |
80 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and the sage Valmiki | 419 |
81 | Sri Rama takes up His abode at Citrakuta; the services of the Kolas and Bhilas | 427 |
82 | Sumantra returns to Ayodhya and finds the city a picture of grief | 434 |
83 | Dialogue between king Dasaratha and Sumantra, Dasaratha's passing away | 438 |
84 | The sage Vasistha sends envoys to call Bharata | 444 |
85 | Arrival and lamentation of Bharata and Satrughna | 445 |
86 | Dialogue between Bharata and mother Kausalya and king Dasaratha's cremation | 449 |
87 | Dialogue between the sage Vasistha and Bharata; Bharata prepares for a journey to Citrakuta in order to bring Sri Rama back to Ayodhya | 455 |
88 | Departure of Bharata and Satrughna with the citizens of Ayodhya to the woods | 468 |
89 | The Nisada's suspicion and precautions | 469 |
90 | Bharata's meeting and dialogue with he Nisada chief; the love of Bharata and the citizens of Ayodhya for Sri Rama | 473 |
91 | Bharata's arrival at Prayaga and dialogue between Bharata and the sage Bharadvaja | 481 |
92 | Bharadvaja shows hospitality to Bharata | 489 |
93 | Dialogue between Indra and his preceptor | 493 |
94 | Bharata on his way to Citrakuta | 497 |
95 | Sita's dream; the Kolas and Kiratas bring news of Bharata's arrival to Sri Rama; Sri Rama's concern at the report; Laksmana's outburst of passion | 500 |
96 | Sri Rama admonishes Laksmana and dwells on Bharata's greatness | 504 |
97 | Bharata takes a dip in the Mandakini and arrives at Citrakuta; Bharata and others meet one another, mourn the king's death and perform his sraddha | 507 |
98 | Hospitality of the foresters towards Bharata and his party; Kaikeyi's remorse | 521 |
99 | Vasistha's speech | 524 |
100 | Dialogue between Sri Rama, Bharata and others | 533 |
101 | King Janaka's arrival at Citrakuta; the Kolas and Kiratas offer presents to the visitors and all meet one another | 538 |
102 | Dialogue between queens Kausalya and sunayana; Sita; amiability | 548 |
103 | Dialogue between king Janaka and his wife; Bharata's glory | 554 |
104 | Dialogue between king Janaka and Bharata; Indra's anxiety; Goddess Sarasvati's admonition to Indra | 558 |
105 | Dialogue between the sage Vasistha, Sri Rama and Bharata | 562 |
106 | Bharata deposits the sacred waters; his perambulation through Citrakuta | 573 |
107 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and Bharata; the gift of Sandals; Bharata's farewell | 578 |
108 | Returning to Ayodhya, Bharata enthrones the sandals and takes up his residence at Nandigrama; the virtue of listening to Bharata's story | 583 |
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109 | Invocations | 588 |
110 | Jayanta's mischief and punishment | 590 |
111 | Meeting with the sage Atri and his hymn of praise to Sri Rama | 592 |
112 | Sita's meeting with Anasuya and the latter's discourse on the duties of a devoted wife | 594 |
113 | Sri Rama proceeds further and kill Viradha; the episode of the sage Sarabhanga | 598 |
114 | Sri Rama takes a vow to kill the demons | 600 |
115 | Sutiksana's love and Sri Rama meeting with the sage Agastya; dialogue with Agastya; Sri Rama's entry into the Dandaka forest and his meeting with Jatayu | 600 |
116 | Sri Rama takes up His abode at Pancavati; dialogue between Sri Rama and Laksmana | 607 |
117 | The story of Surpanakha; her approaching Khara, Dusana and Trisira for redress and their subsequent death at Sri Rama's hands | 610 |
118 | Surpanakha approaches Ravana; Sita enters into the fire leaving Her shadow behind | 617 |
119 | The episode of Marica and how he was killed in the form of a gold deer | 622 |
120 | Sita's abduction and her Wail | 625 |
121 | The combat of Jatayu with Ravana | 626 |
122 | Sri Rama's lament; His meeting with Jatayu | 628 |
123 | Deliverance of Kabandha | 633 |
124 | Grace on Sabari, a discourse on the nine forms of Devotion and departure for the Pampa lake | 634 |
125 | A description of the spring; Narada's meeting with Sri Rama | 641 |
126 | Dialogue between the sage Narada and Sri Rama | 642 |
127 | The glory of hearing the praises of Sri Rama and an exhortation to cultivate fellowship with saints and practise adoration | 644 |
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128 | Invocations | 647 |
129 | Sri Rama's meeting with Hanuman and the conclusion of an alliance between Sri Rama and Sugriva | 648 |
130 | Sugriva apprizes Sri Rama of his wores; the latter's vow to kill Vali; Sri Rama expatiates on the characteristics of a friend | 651 |
131 | Sugriva's dispassion | 652 |
132 | Duel between Vali and Sugriva; deliverance of Vali | 656 |
133 | Tara's Wail; Sri Rama's advice to Tara and Sugriva's coronations and Angada's installation as his Heir-Apparent | 659 |
134 | A description of the rainy season | 661 |
135 | Sri Rama's show of displeasure towards Sugriva and Laksmana's Wrath | 665 |
136 | Dialogue between Sugriva and Sri Rama and the departure of the monkeys in quest of Sita | 667 |
137 | Their meeting with a hermitress in a cavern | 671 |
138 | The monkey's arrival at he seashore; their meeting and conversation with sampati | 672 |
139 | Sampati's advice to the monkeys to leap across the ocean; Jambavan encourages Hanuman by reminding him of his strength | 675 |
140 | The greatness of Sri Rama's praises | 677 |
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141 | Invocations | 679 |
142 | Hanuman leaves from Lanka, meets surasa and kills the image-catching demoness | 680 |
143 | Descriptions of Lanka; Hanuman strikes Lankini and enters Lanka | 682 |
144 | Hanuman meets Vibhisana | 685 |
145 | Hanuman's grief at the sight of Sita in the Asoka grove and Ravana's threat to Sita | 688 |
146 | Trijata's dream | 690 |
147 | Dialogue between Sita and Trijata | 690 |
148 | Dialogue between Sita and Hanuman | 692 |
149 | Hanuman lays waste the Asoka grove and kills prince Aksaya; at last Meghanada entangles Hanuman in a noose of serpents and carries him off to Ravana's court | 696 |
150 | Dialogue between Hanuman and Ravana | 699 |
151 | Burning of Lanka | 703 |
152 | After burning Lanka Hanuman asks leave of Sita and obtains the crest jewel from Her | 704 |
153 | On Hanuman's reaching the opposite shore all the monkeys return and enter Madhuvana; their meeting with Sugriva and the dialogue between Sri Rama and Hanuman | 704 |
154 | Sri Rama's march to the beach alongwith the army of monkeys | 710 |
155 | Dialogue between Mandodari and Ravana | 712 |
156 | Vibhisana offers advice to Ravana and meets with a n affront at the latter's hands | 714 |
157 | Vibhisana sallies forth to obtain Sri Rama protection and secures it | 717 |
158 | Deliberation over the question of crossing the sea; appearance of Suka, a spy of Ravana , and his return with Laksmana's letter | 723 |
159 | The spy gives counsel to Ravana and delivers Laksmana's note to him | 726 |
160 | Sri Rama s' fury against the sea and the latter's supplication | 729 |
161 | Glory of Hymning Sri Rama's praises | 731 |
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162 | Invocations | 733 |
163 | Bridging of the ocean by Nala and Nila; Sri Rama's installation of Sri Ramevara | 735 |
164 | Sri Rama crosses the ocean with the whole army and encamps on Mount Suvela; Ravana feels agitated at the news | 737 |
165 | Mandodari expostulates with Ravana; dialogue between Ravana and Prahasta (his son) | 739 |
166 | A mental view of the Sri Rama on Mount Suvela an a description of the rising moon | 743 |
167 | An arrow from Sri Rama's bow strikes down ravana's diadems and umbrella | 745 |
168 | Mandodari makes remonstrance with Ravana again and dwells upon Sri Rama glory | 746 |
169 | Angada's departure for Lanka and dialogue between Angada and Ravana in the latter's court | 749 |
170 | Mandodari offers advice to Ravana once more | 766 |
171 | Dialogue between Angada and Sri Rama; conflict actually begins | 769 |
172 | Malyavana's admonition to Ravana | 778 |
173 | The battle recommences; encounter between Laksmana and Meghananda; a javelin thrown by the latter strikes Laksmana in the breast | 782 |
174 | Hanuman fetches the physician susena and proceeds in quest of the life giving herb; dialogue between Kalanemin and Ravana, redemption of the she-alligator; deliverance of Kalanemi | 784 |
175 | Struck by Bharata's arrow, Hanuman drops down unconscious; dialogue between Bharata and Hanuman | 787 |
176 | Sri Rama sport of a frantic wail; Hanuman's return; Laksmana's coming back to consciousness | 789 |
177 | Ravana awakes Kumbhakarna; Kumbakarna's exhortation to Ravana and dialogue between Vibhisana and Kumbhakarna | 790 |
178 | Kumbhakarna joins the conflict and attains final beatitude | 793 |
179 | Meghanada gives battle and Sri Rama sportfully allows Himself to be bound by a snare of serpents | 800 |
180 | Destruction of Meghanada's sacrificial performance; his engagement of the battlefield and deliverance at the hands of Laksmana | 803 |
181 | Ravana's march to the field of battle; Sri Rama's victory-chariot and an encounter between the monkey and the demons | 808 |
182 | Encounter between Laksmana and Ravana | 813 |
183 | Ravana swoon; destruction of his sacrificial performance; combat between Sri Rama and Ravana | 814 |
184 | Indra sends a chariot for the use of Sri Rama; encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana | 820 |
185 | Ravana hurls a lance at Vibhisana: Sri Rama puts Vibhisana behind Him and exposes himself to its full force; encounter between Vibhisana and Ravana | 825 |
186 | Combat of Ravana and Hanuman; Ravana creates illusion and Sri Rama disperses the Phantoms | 827 |
187 | Fierce fighting; Ravana's swoon | 829 |
188 | Dialogue between Sita and Trijata | 832 |
189 | Final encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana; end of Ravana; shouts of victory everywhere | 834 |
190 | Mandodari and other queens lament; Ravana's funeral | 839 |
191 | Vibhisana's installation | 841 |
192 | Hanuman carries the happy news to Sita; Sita rejoins Sri Rama and enters fire as a test of her purity | 842 |
193 | The gods sing the Lord's praises; Indra rains down nectar on the dead | 847 |
194 | Vibhisana's entreaty; Sri Rama's portrayal and Bharata's condition due to the excessive love he bore towards the Lord; Sri Rama urges Vibhisana to arrange His speedy return to Ayodhya | 854 |
195 | Vibhisana rains down clothes and ornaments from he air and the monkeys and bears pick them up and adorn their person with them | 855 |
196 | Sri Rama and Sita leave for Ayodhya on the aerial car, Puspaka | 857 |
197 | The glory of Sri Rama's story | 861 |
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198 | Invocations | 863 |
199 | Bharata's desolation; meeting of Bharata and Hanuman; rejoicing in Ayodhya | 865 |
200 | Sri Rama's Reception; meeting with Bharata; universal rejoicing on meeting Sri Rama | 867 |
201 | Sri Rama's coronation; Vedas Alleluia; Lord Siva's Alleluia | 875 |
202 | Sri Rama bestows parting presents on the monkeys and the Nisada chief | 884 |
203 | Account of Sri Rama's Region | 888 |
204 | Birth of sons to the four brother; Ayodhya's loveliness; arrival of the sage sanaka and his three brothers and their dialogue with Sri Rama | 892 |
205 | Hanuman's introduction to Bharata's question and Sri Rama's discourse on the subject | 902 |
206 | Sri Rama exhortation and his subjects the citizens acknowledgement | 907 |
207 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and the sage Vasistha; Sri Rama excursion to a mango grove in the company of his brothers | 911 |
208 | Narada's visit and return to Brahma's abode after hymning the Lord's praises | 914 |
209 | Dialogue between Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati; Garuda's delusion; Garuda listens to Sri Rama story and to an account of His glory from Kakabhusudi | 917 |
210 | Kakabhusundi narrates the story of his precious lives and tells Garuda the glory of the Kali age | 924 |
211 | Insult offered by him to his p[receptor in a precious birth and the curse pronounced on him by Lord Siva | 963 |
212 | A hymn of eight verses addressed to Lord Siva | 966 |
213 | Guru's appeal to Lord Siva for forgiving the wrong; molligication of the curse; continuation of Kakabhusundi's narrative | 967 |
214 | Kakabhusundi approaches the sage Lomasa, who first pronounces a curse on him but later on showers his grace and bestows a boon on him | 971 |
215 | Delineation of Gnosis and Devotion; a description of the Lamp of wisdom and the surpassing glory of Devotion | 977 |
216 | Seven question of Garuda and Kakabhusundi's replies to them | 987 |
217 | Glory of adoration | 991 |
218 | Greatness of Ramayana; Tulasidasa's prayer and reward of reciting this poem | 1000 |
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CONTENTS
1 | An Arati Song | iv |
2 | Procedure for Reciting the Ramacaritamanasa | xvi |
(Balkanda) |
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1 | Invocations | 1 |
2 | Salutationsutations to the Guru | 3 |
3 | Salutations to Brahmanas and saints | 4 |
4 | Salutations to the Wicked | 7 |
5 | Contrast between saints and the evil- minded | 9 |
6 | Salutations to all living being as so many images of Sri Rama | 13 |
7 | Tulasidasa's humility and the glory of poetry describing Sri Rama's greatness | 15 |
8 | Salutations to the immortal bards | 20 |
9 | Salutations to the sage Valmiki, the Vedas, Brahma, Siva, Parvati and other gods and goddesses | 21 |
10 | Salutations to the abode and companions of Sita and Rama | 23 |
11 | Salutations to and the glory of the Name | 26 |
12 | The excellences of Sri Rama and the greatness of his story | 36 |
13 | The date of composition of the Ramacaritamanasa | 43 |
14 | The metaphorical representation of the Manasa as a lake and it sglory | 46 |
15 | Dialogue between the sages Yajnavalkya nd Bharadvaja and the greatness of Prayaga | 54 |
16 | Sati's bewilderment, Sri Rama's divine glory and Sati's Remorese | 57 |
17 | Repudiation of Sati by Siva and Siva's trance | 59 |
18 | Sati's Visit to Daksa's sacrifice | 68 |
19 | Sati's self immolation through the fire of Yoga out of indignation at the slight offered to Her spouse by her father; destruction of Daksa's sacrifice | 69 |
20 | Descent of Goddess Parvati and Her penance | 70 |
21 | Sri Rama's intercession with Bhagavan Siva for marriage | 79 |
22 | Parvati's unique fidelity as revealed through Her test by the seven seers | 80 |
23 | Love's departure on the earrand of the gods and his being burnt to death | 84 |
24 | Siva's boon to Rati | 89 |
25 | The gods prayer to siva for marriage; the seven seers visit to Parvati | 89 |
26 | Siva's peculiar marriage procession and preparations for the wedding | 92 |
27 | Siva's nuptials | 101 |
28 | A dialogue between Siva and Parvati | 107 |
29 | Causes of Sri Rama's Descent | 118 |
30 | Ego's sway over Narada and the effect of the Lord's Maya | 124 |
31 | Princess Visvamohini's self-election of a husband; Narada's pronouncing a curse on the attendants of Siva as well as on the Lord himself and his subsequent freedom form the spell of infatuation | 125 |
32 | The austerities of Manu and Satarupa and their receiving a boon from the lord | 134 |
33 | The story of King Pratapabhanu | 142 |
34 | The birth of Ravana and his brothers, their austerities, supremacy and tyranny | 159 |
35 | The piteous appeal of mother Earth and other gods | 167 |
36 | The Lord's compassion on them | 169 |
37 | King Dasarath's sacrifice for the birth of son and his queens'pregnancy | 171 |
38 | The Lord's manifestation and the delightful nature of his childish sports | 173 |
39 | Visvamitra visits king Dasaratha and asks for Sri Rama and Laksamana | 186 |
40 | Protection of Visvamitra's sacrifice | 189 |
41 | Redemption of Ahalya | 190 |
42 | Entry of Visvamitra with Rama and Laksmana into the Precincts of Mithila | 192 |
43 | Janaka's ecstasy of love at the sight of Rama and Laksmana | 194 |
44 | A visit to the town by Rama and Laksmana | 197 |
45 | Sri Rama's Visit to Janaka's garden; Rama and Sita Ji catch sight of each other | 205 |
46 | Worship of Goddess Parvati by Sita, Her receiving a blessing from the Goddess and a dialogue between Rama and Laksmana | 210 |
47 | Sri Rama's entry into the Pavilion erected for the Bow-Sacrifice along with Laksmana | 214 |
48 | Sita's entry into the Pavilion | 219 |
49 | Proclamation of janaka's vow by his heralds | 221 |
50 | The princes failure to life the bow and Jnaka's Despondent utterance | 222 |
51 | Laksmana's fulmination and throwing a challenge to Janaka | 223 |
52 | The breaking of the Bow | 230 |
53 | Sita places the wreath of victory round Rama's neck | 232 |
54 | Arrival of Parasurama, exchange of hot words between Laksmana and Parasurama and Sri Rama' triumph over the latter | 235 |
55 | Janaka's dispatching of messengers to Ayodhya and departure of the marriage procession from the | 250 |
56 | Arrival of the marriage procession and its reception etc at Janakpuri | 264 |
57 | The Wedding of Sita and Rama and Their farewell | 281 |
58 | Return of the marriage procession to Ayodhya and rejoicing in the city | 303 |
59 | The glory of hearing and singing the story of Sri Rama | 318 |
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60 | Invocations | 319 |
61 | Preparations for Sri Rama's installation as the Prince regent of Ayodhya; the gods concern over the same and their approaching Goddess Sarasvati for help | 322 |
62 | Sarasvati perverts the mind of Manthara; a dialogue between Kaikeyi and Manthara | 329 |
63 | Kaikeyi enters the sulking-chamber | 337 |
64 | Dialogue between King Dasaratha and Kaikeyi; Dasaratha's lamentation; Sumantra goes to the palace and returning from it, sends Sri Rama to his father | 339 |
65 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and mother Kaikeyi | 352 |
66 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and His father; the sadness of the people of Ayodhya; their remonstrance's with Kaikeyi | 355 |
67 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and mother Kausalya | 361 |
68 | Dialogue between Sita and Sri Rama | 368 |
69 | Dialogue between Sri Rama, Kausalya and Sita | 374 |
70 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and Laksmana | 376 |
71 | Dialogue between Laksmana and mother Sumitra | 378 |
72 | Sri Rama, Laksmana and Sita call on king Dasaratha to take leave of him; Dasaratha's advice to Sita | 380 |
73 | Sri Rama, Sita and Laksmana proceed to the woods and slip past the citizens buried in slumber | 385 |
74 | Sri Rama's arrival at Srngaverapura; the Nisada chief's services | 388 |
75 | Dialogue between Laksmana and the Nisada; Sumantra's dialogue with Sri Rama and Sita and his returning to Ayodhya | 391 |
76 | The boatman's love and the passage across the Ganga | 399 |
77 | Arrival at Prayaga and dialogue with the sage Bharadvaja; the love of the people inhabiting the bank of the Yamuna | 403 |
78 | The episode of an ascetic | 405 |
79 | Sri Rama greets the Yamuna; love of the villagers | 409 |
80 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and the sage Valmiki | 419 |
81 | Sri Rama takes up His abode at Citrakuta; the services of the Kolas and Bhilas | 427 |
82 | Sumantra returns to Ayodhya and finds the city a picture of grief | 434 |
83 | Dialogue between king Dasaratha and Sumantra, Dasaratha's passing away | 438 |
84 | The sage Vasistha sends envoys to call Bharata | 444 |
85 | Arrival and lamentation of Bharata and Satrughna | 445 |
86 | Dialogue between Bharata and mother Kausalya and king Dasaratha's cremation | 449 |
87 | Dialogue between the sage Vasistha and Bharata; Bharata prepares for a journey to Citrakuta in order to bring Sri Rama back to Ayodhya | 455 |
88 | Departure of Bharata and Satrughna with the citizens of Ayodhya to the woods | 468 |
89 | The Nisada's suspicion and precautions | 469 |
90 | Bharata's meeting and dialogue with he Nisada chief; the love of Bharata and the citizens of Ayodhya for Sri Rama | 473 |
91 | Bharata's arrival at Prayaga and dialogue between Bharata and the sage Bharadvaja | 481 |
92 | Bharadvaja shows hospitality to Bharata | 489 |
93 | Dialogue between Indra and his preceptor | 493 |
94 | Bharata on his way to Citrakuta | 497 |
95 | Sita's dream; the Kolas and Kiratas bring news of Bharata's arrival to Sri Rama; Sri Rama's concern at the report; Laksmana's outburst of passion | 500 |
96 | Sri Rama admonishes Laksmana and dwells on Bharata's greatness | 504 |
97 | Bharata takes a dip in the Mandakini and arrives at Citrakuta; Bharata and others meet one another, mourn the king's death and perform his sraddha | 507 |
98 | Hospitality of the foresters towards Bharata and his party; Kaikeyi's remorse | 521 |
99 | Vasistha's speech | 524 |
100 | Dialogue between Sri Rama, Bharata and others | 533 |
101 | King Janaka's arrival at Citrakuta; the Kolas and Kiratas offer presents to the visitors and all meet one another | 538 |
102 | Dialogue between queens Kausalya and sunayana; Sita; amiability | 548 |
103 | Dialogue between king Janaka and his wife; Bharata's glory | 554 |
104 | Dialogue between king Janaka and Bharata; Indra's anxiety; Goddess Sarasvati's admonition to Indra | 558 |
105 | Dialogue between the sage Vasistha, Sri Rama and Bharata | 562 |
106 | Bharata deposits the sacred waters; his perambulation through Citrakuta | 573 |
107 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and Bharata; the gift of Sandals; Bharata's farewell | 578 |
108 | Returning to Ayodhya, Bharata enthrones the sandals and takes up his residence at Nandigrama; the virtue of listening to Bharata's story | 583 |
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109 | Invocations | 588 |
110 | Jayanta's mischief and punishment | 590 |
111 | Meeting with the sage Atri and his hymn of praise to Sri Rama | 592 |
112 | Sita's meeting with Anasuya and the latter's discourse on the duties of a devoted wife | 594 |
113 | Sri Rama proceeds further and kill Viradha; the episode of the sage Sarabhanga | 598 |
114 | Sri Rama takes a vow to kill the demons | 600 |
115 | Sutiksana's love and Sri Rama meeting with the sage Agastya; dialogue with Agastya; Sri Rama's entry into the Dandaka forest and his meeting with Jatayu | 600 |
116 | Sri Rama takes up His abode at Pancavati; dialogue between Sri Rama and Laksmana | 607 |
117 | The story of Surpanakha; her approaching Khara, Dusana and Trisira for redress and their subsequent death at Sri Rama's hands | 610 |
118 | Surpanakha approaches Ravana; Sita enters into the fire leaving Her shadow behind | 617 |
119 | The episode of Marica and how he was killed in the form of a gold deer | 622 |
120 | Sita's abduction and her Wail | 625 |
121 | The combat of Jatayu with Ravana | 626 |
122 | Sri Rama's lament; His meeting with Jatayu | 628 |
123 | Deliverance of Kabandha | 633 |
124 | Grace on Sabari, a discourse on the nine forms of Devotion and departure for the Pampa lake | 634 |
125 | A description of the spring; Narada's meeting with Sri Rama | 641 |
126 | Dialogue between the sage Narada and Sri Rama | 642 |
127 | The glory of hearing the praises of Sri Rama and an exhortation to cultivate fellowship with saints and practise adoration | 644 |
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128 | Invocations | 647 |
129 | Sri Rama's meeting with Hanuman and the conclusion of an alliance between Sri Rama and Sugriva | 648 |
130 | Sugriva apprizes Sri Rama of his wores; the latter's vow to kill Vali; Sri Rama expatiates on the characteristics of a friend | 651 |
131 | Sugriva's dispassion | 652 |
132 | Duel between Vali and Sugriva; deliverance of Vali | 656 |
133 | Tara's Wail; Sri Rama's advice to Tara and Sugriva's coronations and Angada's installation as his Heir-Apparent | 659 |
134 | A description of the rainy season | 661 |
135 | Sri Rama's show of displeasure towards Sugriva and Laksmana's Wrath | 665 |
136 | Dialogue between Sugriva and Sri Rama and the departure of the monkeys in quest of Sita | 667 |
137 | Their meeting with a hermitress in a cavern | 671 |
138 | The monkey's arrival at he seashore; their meeting and conversation with sampati | 672 |
139 | Sampati's advice to the monkeys to leap across the ocean; Jambavan encourages Hanuman by reminding him of his strength | 675 |
140 | The greatness of Sri Rama's praises | 677 |
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141 | Invocations | 679 |
142 | Hanuman leaves from Lanka, meets surasa and kills the image-catching demoness | 680 |
143 | Descriptions of Lanka; Hanuman strikes Lankini and enters Lanka | 682 |
144 | Hanuman meets Vibhisana | 685 |
145 | Hanuman's grief at the sight of Sita in the Asoka grove and Ravana's threat to Sita | 688 |
146 | Trijata's dream | 690 |
147 | Dialogue between Sita and Trijata | 690 |
148 | Dialogue between Sita and Hanuman | 692 |
149 | Hanuman lays waste the Asoka grove and kills prince Aksaya; at last Meghanada entangles Hanuman in a noose of serpents and carries him off to Ravana's court | 696 |
150 | Dialogue between Hanuman and Ravana | 699 |
151 | Burning of Lanka | 703 |
152 | After burning Lanka Hanuman asks leave of Sita and obtains the crest jewel from Her | 704 |
153 | On Hanuman's reaching the opposite shore all the monkeys return and enter Madhuvana; their meeting with Sugriva and the dialogue between Sri Rama and Hanuman | 704 |
154 | Sri Rama's march to the beach alongwith the army of monkeys | 710 |
155 | Dialogue between Mandodari and Ravana | 712 |
156 | Vibhisana offers advice to Ravana and meets with a n affront at the latter's hands | 714 |
157 | Vibhisana sallies forth to obtain Sri Rama protection and secures it | 717 |
158 | Deliberation over the question of crossing the sea; appearance of Suka, a spy of Ravana , and his return with Laksmana's letter | 723 |
159 | The spy gives counsel to Ravana and delivers Laksmana's note to him | 726 |
160 | Sri Rama s' fury against the sea and the latter's supplication | 729 |
161 | Glory of Hymning Sri Rama's praises | 731 |
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162 | Invocations | 733 |
163 | Bridging of the ocean by Nala and Nila; Sri Rama's installation of Sri Ramevara | 735 |
164 | Sri Rama crosses the ocean with the whole army and encamps on Mount Suvela; Ravana feels agitated at the news | 737 |
165 | Mandodari expostulates with Ravana; dialogue between Ravana and Prahasta (his son) | 739 |
166 | A mental view of the Sri Rama on Mount Suvela an a description of the rising moon | 743 |
167 | An arrow from Sri Rama's bow strikes down ravana's diadems and umbrella | 745 |
168 | Mandodari makes remonstrance with Ravana again and dwells upon Sri Rama glory | 746 |
169 | Angada's departure for Lanka and dialogue between Angada and Ravana in the latter's court | 749 |
170 | Mandodari offers advice to Ravana once more | 766 |
171 | Dialogue between Angada and Sri Rama; conflict actually begins | 769 |
172 | Malyavana's admonition to Ravana | 778 |
173 | The battle recommences; encounter between Laksmana and Meghananda; a javelin thrown by the latter strikes Laksmana in the breast | 782 |
174 | Hanuman fetches the physician susena and proceeds in quest of the life giving herb; dialogue between Kalanemin and Ravana, redemption of the she-alligator; deliverance of Kalanemi | 784 |
175 | Struck by Bharata's arrow, Hanuman drops down unconscious; dialogue between Bharata and Hanuman | 787 |
176 | Sri Rama sport of a frantic wail; Hanuman's return; Laksmana's coming back to consciousness | 789 |
177 | Ravana awakes Kumbhakarna; Kumbakarna's exhortation to Ravana and dialogue between Vibhisana and Kumbhakarna | 790 |
178 | Kumbhakarna joins the conflict and attains final beatitude | 793 |
179 | Meghanada gives battle and Sri Rama sportfully allows Himself to be bound by a snare of serpents | 800 |
180 | Destruction of Meghanada's sacrificial performance; his engagement of the battlefield and deliverance at the hands of Laksmana | 803 |
181 | Ravana's march to the field of battle; Sri Rama's victory-chariot and an encounter between the monkey and the demons | 808 |
182 | Encounter between Laksmana and Ravana | 813 |
183 | Ravana swoon; destruction of his sacrificial performance; combat between Sri Rama and Ravana | 814 |
184 | Indra sends a chariot for the use of Sri Rama; encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana | 820 |
185 | Ravana hurls a lance at Vibhisana: Sri Rama puts Vibhisana behind Him and exposes himself to its full force; encounter between Vibhisana and Ravana | 825 |
186 | Combat of Ravana and Hanuman; Ravana creates illusion and Sri Rama disperses the Phantoms | 827 |
187 | Fierce fighting; Ravana's swoon | 829 |
188 | Dialogue between Sita and Trijata | 832 |
189 | Final encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana; end of Ravana; shouts of victory everywhere | 834 |
190 | Mandodari and other queens lament; Ravana's funeral | 839 |
191 | Vibhisana's installation | 841 |
192 | Hanuman carries the happy news to Sita; Sita rejoins Sri Rama and enters fire as a test of her purity | 842 |
193 | The gods sing the Lord's praises; Indra rains down nectar on the dead | 847 |
194 | Vibhisana's entreaty; Sri Rama's portrayal and Bharata's condition due to the excessive love he bore towards the Lord; Sri Rama urges Vibhisana to arrange His speedy return to Ayodhya | 854 |
195 | Vibhisana rains down clothes and ornaments from he air and the monkeys and bears pick them up and adorn their person with them | 855 |
196 | Sri Rama and Sita leave for Ayodhya on the aerial car, Puspaka | 857 |
197 | The glory of Sri Rama's story | 861 |
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198 | Invocations | 863 |
199 | Bharata's desolation; meeting of Bharata and Hanuman; rejoicing in Ayodhya | 865 |
200 | Sri Rama's Reception; meeting with Bharata; universal rejoicing on meeting Sri Rama | 867 |
201 | Sri Rama's coronation; Vedas Alleluia; Lord Siva's Alleluia | 875 |
202 | Sri Rama bestows parting presents on the monkeys and the Nisada chief | 884 |
203 | Account of Sri Rama's Region | 888 |
204 | Birth of sons to the four brother; Ayodhya's loveliness; arrival of the sage sanaka and his three brothers and their dialogue with Sri Rama | 892 |
205 | Hanuman's introduction to Bharata's question and Sri Rama's discourse on the subject | 902 |
206 | Sri Rama exhortation and his subjects the citizens acknowledgement | 907 |
207 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and the sage Vasistha; Sri Rama excursion to a mango grove in the company of his brothers | 911 |
208 | Narada's visit and return to Brahma's abode after hymning the Lord's praises | 914 |
209 | Dialogue between Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati; Garuda's delusion; Garuda listens to Sri Rama story and to an account of His glory from Kakabhusudi | 917 |
210 | Kakabhusundi narrates the story of his precious lives and tells Garuda the glory of the Kali age | 924 |
211 | Insult offered by him to his p[receptor in a precious birth and the curse pronounced on him by Lord Siva | 963 |
212 | A hymn of eight verses addressed to Lord Siva | 966 |
213 | Guru's appeal to Lord Siva for forgiving the wrong; molligication of the curse; continuation of Kakabhusundi's narrative | 967 |
214 | Kakabhusundi approaches the sage Lomasa, who first pronounces a curse on him but later on showers his grace and bestows a boon on him | 971 |
215 | Delineation of Gnosis and Devotion; a description of the Lamp of wisdom and the surpassing glory of Devotion | 977 |
216 | Seven question of Garuda and Kakabhusundi's replies to them | 987 |
217 | Glory of adoration | 991 |
218 | Greatness of Ramayana; Tulasidasa's prayer and reward of reciting this poem | 1000 |
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