
A laugh at a thousand faces and one mouth.
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A laugh at a thousand faces and one mouth.
From the original text · Oral tradition

How King Vikram came to carry Betal.
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
The first Param Vir Chakra, Kashmir, 1947.
From the original text · Biographies

Kundagrama, and a kingdom that grew richer.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
A clerk in Madras and a letter to Cambridge.
From the original text · Biographies

A ring dropped from a branch.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Yeh Dil Maange More: Kargil, 1999.
From the original text · Biographies
Rama and Sita inside.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 128, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ayodhya Kand, doha 1–20
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Aranya Kand, doha 1–20
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Kishkindha Kand, doha 1–20
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Sundar Kand, doha 1–20
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Lanka Kand, doha 1–20
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Uttar Kand, doha 1–20
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Kambar's Tamil Ramayana, in six kandams, for the Tamil shelf.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Valmiki Ramayana, Book I, all 77 sargas — Rama's birth, his teachers, and his wedding to Sita.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Book II, all 119 sargas — a promise, an exile, and a kingdom that waits.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Book III, all 75 sargas — the golden deer, Sita taken, and Jatayu's last flight.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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
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
Ashramavasika Parva, upa-parva 1 (Ashramavasa), sections 1–6 of 39.
From the original text · Mahabharata
A secret mantra for everyone.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
A vision in a paddy field.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 119, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 75, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 67, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 68, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 128, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Bal Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Ayodhya Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Aranya Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Kishkindha Kand, doha 21–30
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Sundar Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Lanka Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Uttar Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Ashramavasika Parva, upa-parva 1 (Ashramavasa), sections 7–12 of 39.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Love turned to Rama.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Learning from a servant.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
The Kanakadhara stotram for a poor woman.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Prasad for Ma in every creature.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Lost and found.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 77, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 119, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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