
We light the way home for people we love.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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We light the way home for people we love.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 128, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Book I, all 77 sargas — Rama's birth, his teachers, and his wedding to Sita.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Book II, all 119 sargas — a promise, an exile, and a kingdom that waits.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Book III, all 75 sargas — the golden deer, Sita taken, and Jatayu's last flight.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Book IV, all 67 sargas — a new friendship, a kingdom set right, and Hanuman remembers his own strength.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Book V, all 68 sargas — Hanuman's leap across the sea, and the message that reaches Rama at last.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 119, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 75, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 67, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 68, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 128, told for each age.
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A city lights every doorstep for three travellers.
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A sage asks the king for his two young sons, to guard a forest sacrifice, and teaches them everything.
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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
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 75, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 67, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 68, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 11–15 of 128, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 111, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 77, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 11–15 of 119, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 11–15 of 75, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 11–15 of 67, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 11–15 of 68, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 16–20 of 128, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 111, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sargas 11–15 of 77, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 16–20 of 75, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 16–20 of 67, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 16–20 of 68, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 21–25 of 128, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda, sargas 11–15 of 111, told for each age.
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Ayodhya Kanda: a promise kept, a quiet walk into the trees.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sargas 16–20 of 77, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 16–20 of 119, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 21–25 of 75, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 21–25 of 67, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 21–25 of 68, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 26–30 of 128, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda, sargas 16–20 of 111, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 21–25 of 119, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 26–30 of 75, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 26–30 of 67, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 26–30 of 68, told for each age.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 31–35 of 128, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda, sargas 21–25 of 111, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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