Bala Kanda: The Book of Youth
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Bala Kanda: The Book of Youth
Valmiki Ramayana, Book I, all 77 sargas — Rama's birth, his teachers, and his wedding to Sita.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 7-12+🪔🌱
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Ramayana
Begin your family’s Ramayana reading with one published episode, not a promise to finish the epic. This shelf separates Valmiki Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas and Kamba Ramayanam so you can keep track of the telling you have chosen.
Published: 49 · In catalogue: 108
44 Valmiki stories — English and Hindi text editions
Every chapter book in the Valmiki 44 series has text editions for all five reading ages in English and Hindi. Narration is pending. Ramcharitmanas and other Ramayana catalogue rows stay listed separately until they are packaged.
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Ramayana
Begin your family’s Ramayana reading with one published episode, not a promise to finish the epic. This shelf separates Valmiki Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas and Kamba Ramayanam so you can keep track of the telling you have chosen.
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- 108
- Published
- 49
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Matching stories: 49
Bala Kanda · 13
- 1
- 2The poem is bornNewThe poem is born
Valmiki, the birds, the first verse.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 3Ayodhya and the childless kingNewAyodhya and the childless king
Ayodhya; Dasharatha has no heir.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 4Four princesNewFour princes
The fire-rite; the four brothers are born.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 5Vishvamitra comesNew
- 6TatakaNew
- 7The sacrifice is guardedNewThe sacrifice is guarded
Weapons; the rite is completed.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 8Ganga comes downNewGanga comes down
Sagara, Bhagiratha, Ganga through Shiva's hair.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 9AhalyaNew
- 10Vishvamitra and VashisthaNew
- 11TrisankuNew
- 12Sita and the bowNew
- 13Parasurama on the roadNewParasurama on the road
Parasurama; return to Ayodhya.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱
Ayodhya Kanda · 8
- 1Ayodhya Kanda: The Book of AyodhyaNewAyodhya Kanda: The Book of Ayodhya
Valmiki Ramayana, Book II, all 119 sargas — a promise, an exile, and a kingdom that waits.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 7-12+🪔🌱 - 2The planned coronationNew
- 3Kaikeyi's two boonsNew
- 4Rama accepts the forestNewRama accepts the forest
Rama, Sita, Lakshmana accept exile.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 5Leaving AyodhyaNewLeaving Ayodhya
The city follows; they enter the forest.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 6Dasharatha's last nightNewDasharatha's last night
The king's grief; he dies.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 7Bharata returnsNewBharata returns
Bharata comes home; refuses the grab.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱 - 8The sandalsNewThe sandals
Chitrakuta; Rama's sandals; Nandigrama.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱
Aranya Kanda · 7
- 1Aranya Kanda: The Book of the ForestNewAranya Kanda: The Book of the Forest
Valmiki Ramayana, Book III, all 75 sargas — the golden deer, Sita taken, and Jatayu's last flight.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 7-12+🪔🌱 - 2Forest ashramsNew
- 3ShurpanakhaNew
- 4Khara's armyNew
- 5The golden deerNew
- 6JatayuNew
- 7Kabandha, Shabari, PampaNewKabandha, Shabari, Pampa
Kabandha; Shabari; Pampa.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱
Kishkindha Kanda · 5
- 1Kishkindha Kanda: The Book of KishkindhaNewKishkindha Kanda: The Book of Kishkindha
Valmiki Ramayana, Book IV, all 67 sargas — a new friendship, a kingdom set right, and Hanuman remembers his own strength.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 7-12+🪔🐒 - 2Rama meets HanumanNewRama meets Hanuman
Hanuman; friendship with Sugriva.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱🐒 - 3ValiNew
- 4The searchNew
- 5Sampati and the oceanNewSampati and the ocean
Sampati; Sita is in Lanka.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱🐒
Sundara Kanda · 6
- 1Sundara Kanda: The Book of BeautyNewSundara Kanda: The Book of Beauty
Valmiki Ramayana, Book V, all 68 sargas — Hanuman's leap across the sea, and the message that reaches Rama at last.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 7-12+🪔🌱🐒 - 2Hanuman's leapNew
- 3Searching LankaNew
- 4Finding SitaNew
- 5The garden and the tailNewThe garden and the tail
Capture; the burning tail.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱🐒 - 6Return with newsNew
Yuddha Kanda · 6
- 1VibhishanaNew
- 2The bridgeNew
- 3First battlesNewFirst battles
The first great fights. Split 18+ print.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱🐒 - 4The mountain of herbsNewThe mountain of herbs
Lakshmana struck; the mountain.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱🐒 - 5Ravana's endNew
- 6Fire-ordeal and returnNewFire-ordeal and return
Agni-pariksha; consecration.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 0-3+🪔🌱🐒
Uttara Kanda · 4
Reading this collection together
- Start with one episode
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- What to notice
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- A question to share
- Who offered help in this episode, and how was it received? Point to what the story actually says before sharing your own thought.