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Valmiki

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Bala Kanda: The Book of Youth
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Valmiki Ramayana

Bala Kanda →

  1. Bala Kanda: The Book of YouthPublished
  2. The poem is bornPublished
  3. Ayodhya and the childless kingPublished
  4. Four princesPublished
  5. Vishvamitra comesPublished
  6. TatakaPublished
  7. The sacrifice is guardedPublished
  8. Ganga comes downPublished
  9. AhalyaPublished
  10. Vishvamitra and VashisthaPublished
  11. TrisankuPublished
  12. Sita and the bowPublished
  13. Parasurama on the roadPublished

Ayodhya Kanda →

  1. Ayodhya Kanda: The Book of AyodhyaPublished
  2. The planned coronationPublished
  3. Kaikeyi's two boonsPublished
  4. Rama accepts the forestPublished
  5. Leaving AyodhyaPublished
  6. Dasharatha's last nightPublished
  7. Bharata returnsPublished
  8. The sandalsPublished

Aranya Kanda →

  1. Aranya Kanda: The Book of the ForestPublished
  2. Forest ashramsPublished
  3. ShurpanakhaPublished
  4. Khara's armyPublished
  5. The golden deerPublished
  6. JatayuPublished
  7. Kabandha, Shabari, PampaPublished

Kishkindha Kanda →

  1. Kishkindha Kanda: The Book of KishkindhaPublished
  2. Rama meets HanumanPublished
  3. ValiPublished
  4. The searchPublished
  5. Sampati and the oceanPublished

Sundara Kanda →

  1. Sundara Kanda: The Book of BeautyPublished
  2. Hanuman's leapPublished
  3. Searching LankaPublished
  4. Finding SitaPublished
  5. The garden and the tailPublished
  6. Return with newsPublished

Yuddha Kanda →

  1. VibhishanaPublished
  2. The bridgePublished
  3. First battlesPublished
  4. The mountain of herbsPublished
  5. Ravana's endPublished
  6. Fire-ordeal and returnPublished

Uttara Kanda →

  1. Ravana's earlier lifePublished
  2. Sita's later exilePublished
  3. Lava and KushaPublished
  4. The last departurePublished

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Valmiki Ramayana

Southern recension (vulgate) as printed by Gita Press; 7 kandas, 645 sargas

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