Valmiki Ramayanam Part 01

SR No.: 020791
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amar Publication
Publisher: Amar Publication
Total Pages: 468
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 13 MB

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Shri Mahavir Jain Archana Kendra
Acharya Shri Kallassagarsur Gyanmandir
Introduction
the royal court of Ayodhya, preparations for Rama's coronation, Kaikeyi's hostility, Rama's exile, Dasaratha's death in separation and Bharata's futile efforts to bring Rims back to the capital. The third book is named Aranya-Kapda. It describes the life of Råma in the Dandaka forest, his slaying of demons like Viradha, his life in Paricavati, meet with Sürpanakhi, slaying of Khara and 14000 demons, Rāvana's abduction of Sita and Rama's lamentations. The fourth book is called Kişkindhå-Kanda and it narrates Rama's alliance with Sugriva, his slaying of Valin and Hanuman's quest for Sita in company with other monkeys. The fifth is SundaraKanda. It deals with the beautiful island of Lanka, Ravana's magnificient palace, Hanuman's consoling of Sita and his return back with the happy news. The sixth book is called Yuddha-Kanda. It is the most extensive of all and deals with Rama's final victory over Råvana. The seventh and the last Kanda is known as UttaraKanda. It gives an account of Rama's later life and Ayodhyà, illreport Sità, her exile by Rama, Sita's grief, birth of Lava and Kusa at Valmiki hermitage and the ultimate end.
churning of ocean and the invention of the sloka in the Bala-kaņda. The legend of Yayati and Nahuşa, slaying of Vrtra by Indra, of Urvast and Pururavas and the story of südra ascetic Sambuka in Uttara-Kinda.
After a close study of the work, Jacobi came to the conclusion that the original story of the Ramayana concluded with the sixth Kända. The seventh Kanda abounds in myths and legends which have nothing to do with the main story and which considerably interrupts the progress of the story. Similarly the Båla Kanda contains much extraneous matters which could not have belonged to the original Ramayana. So Kandas from II-VI form the kernel of the Ramayana to which Kandas I and VII were added later and several passages were interpolated even in the II-VI Kandas. Several opening cantos of the II Kanda were added to Kanda I. The original Ramayana commenced with what now forms cantos Vth of the Bala-Kanda.
On the basis of internal and external evidences collected from Ramayana and other sources, Dr. Jacobi thinks that the original Rámlyana must have been composed before 500 B.C.
The Valmiki is aptly described as the trend-setter and his work served as a model. The language is throughout chaste and refined.
There are several interesting episodes in the Ramayana more so in Båla kaņda and Uttara-Kaada. The more important among them are those the descent of dwarf incarnation of Vişnu the birth of Kumara or Kartikeya the descent of Ganga from heaven, the