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Ramayana of Valmiki

by Hari Prasad Shastri | 1952 | 527,382 words | ISBN-10: 9333119590 | ISBN-13: 9789333119597

Hinduism Purana
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This Ramayana edition is the English translation of Hari Prasad Shastri and represents a prose rendering of the famous ancient Sanskrit epic traditionally assigned to Valmiki. The story narrates the legend of Rama and Sita and her abduction by Ravana, the king of Lanka. Many more secondary and side-stories are included involving famous characters s...

Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda

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Chapter 1 - King Dasaratha desires to see Prince Rama made regent
Chapter 2 - The elders and councillors willingly accept Shri Rama as regent
Chapter 3 - The king resolves Shri Rama shall be installed
Chapter 4 - Shri Rama and Princess Sita prepare for the ceremony
Chapter 5 - On Vasishtha’s advice Shri Rama and Sita observe a fast
Chapter 6 - The city of Ayodhya is decorated for the proclamation
Chapter 7 - Shri Rama’s coming installation
Chapter 8 - Manthara persuades the queen
Chapter 9 - Queen Kaikeyi is resolved upon her evil design
Chapter 10 - King Dasaratha is deeply afflicted
Chapter 11 - Kaikeyi asks for the two boons promised her by Dasaratha
Chapter 12 - King Dasaratha suffers bitterly
Chapter 13 - Kaikeyi disregards the king’s immeasurable distress
Chapter 14 - Dasarata is overcome by grief; Kaikeyi summons Shri Rama
Chapter 15 - Sumantra hurries to Prince Rama’s palace
Chapter 16 - Shri Rama in his chariot drives swiftly to the king
Chapter 17 - Shri Rama Advances To The Palace Amidst The Plaudits Of His Friends
Chapter 18 - Shri Rama sees the king full of anguish and speechless
Chapter 19 - Shri Ramachandra betrays no sign of distress and prepares for exile
Chapter 20 - Queen Kaushalya is afflicted and helpless with sorrow
Chapter 21 - Shri Rama prepares for departure
Chapter 22 - Shri Rama appeals to Shri Lakshmana not to grieve
Chapter 23 - Shri Lakshmana and Shri Rama’s installation
Chapter 24 - Shri Rama’s resolution
Chapter 25 - Kaushalya gives her blessing
Chapter 26 - Shri Rama acquaints Princess Sita of his resolution
Chapter 27 - Princess Sita entreats Rama to allow her to accompany him
Chapter 28 - Shri Rama seeks to dissuade her Sita
Chapter 29 - Sita continues her entreaties
Chapter 30 - Seeing Sita’s fixed resolve Shri Rama grants her request
Chapter 31 - Shri Lakshmana is resolved to accompany Rama and Sita
Chapter 32 - Shri Rama bestows his wealth
Chapter 33 - Shri Rama goes with Sita and Lakshmana to King Dasaratha’s palace
Chapter 34 - King Dasaratha gives his blessing
Chapter 35 - Sumantra arraigns Queen Kaikeyi
Chapter 36 - Queen Kaikeyi disregards the words of the chief minister and the king
Chapter 37 - Shri Sita still desires to enter the forest
Chapter 38 - Shri Rama requests the king to protect his mother during his absence
Chapter 39 - The palace resounds with grief
Chapter 40 - All Ayodhya is distressed to see Shri Rama’s chariot depart
Chapter 41 - The whole world grieves for Prince Rama
Chapter 42 - Without Rama the king’s heart finds no rest
Chapter 43 - The lament of Queen Kaushalya
Chapter 44 - Queen Kaushalya finds peace in the consolation of Queen Sumitra
Chapter 45 - The lament of the brahmins who follow Shri Rama
Chapter 46 - Shri Rama drives on the forest
Chapter 47 - Those who have followed Prince Rama find themselves alone
Chapter 48 - Ayodhya without Shri Ramachandra is bereft of beauty
Chapter 49 - The chariot crosses the boundary of Koshala
Chapter 50 - Guha, the chief of ferrymen
Chapter 51 - The night is spent on the bank of the sacred river
Chapter 52 - Sumantra is ordered to return
Chapter 53 - Rama, Sita and Lakshmana enter upon exile
Chapter 54 - The hermitage of the Sage Bharadvaja
Chapter 55 - Shri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana cross the Yamuna and travel on
Chapter 56 - Shri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana reach Chittrakuta
Chapter 57 - Sumantra returns to the stricken city of Ayodhya
Chapter 58 - Sumantra delivers Shri Rama’s message to the king
Chapter 59 - The king bewailing the absence of Rama
Chapter 60 - The charioteer attempts to console Queen Kaushalya
Chapter 61 - Queen Kaushalya reproaches the king
Chapter 62 - The king is overcome with grief
Chapter 63 - The king recalls a former evil deed
Chapter 64 - Overborne by grief the king yields up his life
Chapter 65 - The palace is filled with the sound of distress
Chapter 66 - The inhabitants of Ayodhya mourn for their lord
Chapter 67 - The elders recommendation
Chapter 68 - Messengers are sent to Prince Bharata
Chapter 69 - Prince Bharata’s inauspicious dream
Chapter 70 - The message is delivered; Bharata and Shatrughna leave the palace
Chapter 71 - Prince Bharata sees Ayodhya filled with unhappy people
Chapter 72 - Queen Kaikeyi begins to relate what has occurred
Chapter 73 - Prince Bharata reproaches his mother
Chapter 74 - Prince Bharata laments
Chapter 75 - Prince Bharata seeks to console Queen Kaushalya
Chapter 76 - Prince Bharata commences the performance of the funeral rites
Chapter 77 - The ceremonies are continued
Chapter 78 - The hunchback, Manthara, incurs Prince Shatrughna’s displeasure
Chapter 79 - Prince Bharata decides to go to the forest and bring back his brother
Chapter 80 - A royal highway is constructed for the prince
Chapter 81 - Vasishtha summons the royal assembly
Chapter 82 - The chiefs of the army prepare for departure
Chapter 83 - The whole army reaches the river Ganges
Chapter 84 - Guha, chief of the ferrymen, is filled with apprehension
Chapter 85 - Guha is filled with joy on hearing of Prince Bharata’s intention
Chapter 86 - Guha tells of Shri Rama’s stay by the sacred river
Chapter 87 - How Shri Rama spent his first night of exile
Chapter 88 - Prince Bharata sleeps on the same spot where Shri Rama had rested
Chapter 89 - The army crosses the holy river
Chapter 90 - Prince Bharata visits Sage Bharadvaja’s hermitage
Chapter 91 - Sage Bharadvaja entertains the whole army
Chapter 92 - Prince Bharata with the army departs for Mount Cittrakuta
Chapter 93 - The hermitage of Shri Rama
Chapter 94 - Shri Rama decides to spend his exile on the mountain
Chapter 95 - Shri Rama points out the beauties of nature to Sita
Chapter 96 - Shri Rama and Sita see the army approaching
Chapter 97 - Shri Rama cannot believe Prince Bharata comes as an enemy
Chapter 98 - Prince Bharata goes on foot to meet Shri Rama
Chapter 99 - The four brothers meet with tears of joy
Chapter 100 - Shri Rama enquires Prince Bharata
Chapter 101 - Shri Rama hears the account of his father’s death
Chapter 102 - They are all afflicted with grief
Chapter 103 - Shri Rama greets the queens
Chapter 104 - Shri Rama requests Prince Bharata to ascend the throne
Chapter 105 - Prince Bharata appeals to Shri Rama to return and rule the kingdom
Chapter 106 - Shri Rama remains steadfast in his vow
Chapter 107 - Shri Rama instructs Prince Bharata to return and be installed
Chapter 108 - A brahmin utters words contrary to dharma
Chapter 109 - Shri Rama replies in words based on the Vedas
Chapter 110 - Vasishtha calls upon Rama to return
Chapter 111 - Shri Rama is resolved to follow his father’s command
Chapter 112 - Prince Bharata is reconciled to becoming Shri Rama’s deputy
Chapter 113 - Prince Bharata commences the return journey
Chapter 114 - Prince Bharata finds Ayodhya desolate
Chapter 115 - Prince Bharata retires to Nandigrama
Chapter 116 - The holy men of Cittrakuta depart
Chapter 117 - Shri Rama comes to the Ashrama of the Sage Atri
Chapter 118 - Princess Sita receives gif ts of love from the sage’s wife
Chapter 119 - The holy ascetics bless the exiles who enter the forest

Book title: Ayodhya-kanda or Ayodhyakanda, also known as Ayodhyakand.

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