Sita and Rama’s Marriage The news of what had happened soon reached Ayodhya. Dasaratha was delighted that his son was marrying the beautiful and chaste Sita, world famous for her qualities, and was also delighted to … Read More
Rama Sees Sita For The First Time A few days after their departure they entered Mithila, which was decorated and pervaded by a great air of celebration. Visvamitra immediately led them to King Janaka’s sacrificial arena … Read More
Story Of Ahalya The two princes willingly accepted the proposal, and so they set out again. Passing through fabulous forests, crossing fresh and uncontaminated rivers and streams, they spoke of ancient stories of sages and Devas. … Read More
The Battle With The Demons Maricha and Subahu. During the journey the three arrived at the hermitage of Vamadeva, and Visvamitra told his story. Finally, Visvamitra, Rama, and Laksmana arrived in the stupendous place where the … Read More
Story Of Tataka “I’ve heard of Tataka,” said Rama curiously, “and I’d like to know more about him. Tell me the story of his life.” Stopping at where they were, the Rishi looked at Rama and … Read More
Rama and Laksmana leave with Visvamitra Visvamitra, Rama, and Laksmana left Ayodhya during the day and went into the forest. The birds, the wind, even the colors seemed to sing the same song of peace and … Read More
Dasaratha’s Four Sons The children were born. Kausalya was the first to give birth, and her son was named Rama. Then Kaikeyi gave birth, and his son was called Bharata. Finally, Sumitra gave birth to twins, … Read More
The Devas Incarnate On Earth Seeing all this from the heights of the heavenly planets, Brahma gathered all the Devas and said to them: “Vishnu wants to help us. For this purpose he has already descended … Read More
Dasaratha’s Wives Pregnancies “Dasaratha, I was sent by the Devas to fulfill your great desire and need. Brahma himself has commissioned me to give you this divine juice called payasa. Listen to me: make your wives … Read More
One day, accompanied by his disciple Bharadvaja, the Rishi Valmiki went to the banks of the Tamasa River, not far from the Ganges. The water was crystal clear and a gentle breeze cooled the air. The … Read More
Bala Kanda Narada Muni Narrates the Ramayana to Valmiki Long time ago, when the sacred Veda books were studied, those who desired spiritual realization used to retreat to the sacred places of which India is still … Read More
Acknowledgments We could not conclude this introduction without thanking those who made possible the publication of this book in English: Bhaktin Rosario, Isvara Dasa, Madhavendra Puri Dasa, Isvari Devi Dasi. Without them we would not have … Read More
To Dispel Some Perplexities I am perfectly aware that when I affirm the historicity of the Ramayana, I arouse some perplexities in the minds of the readers. There are, in the narrative, numerous ideas that might … Read More
The Ramayana: Allegory or Historical Event? Not a few have referred to the Ramayana as an allegorical work, thus emptying it of its historical value. Many say that the Ramayana is actually a poetic description of … Read More
How to Understand the Ramayana? To understand these poems is necessary, first of all, to have at least a minimum of knowledge of Vedic philosophy, of the concept of God the person, of His energies, of … Read More
