Epics

Epics Jul 13, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 8 - Bharata meets Rāma

Bharata, the mothers, and the army reached the vicinity of the Citrakūṭa mountain. Bharata observed, “The trees on the mountains scatter their flowers on the mo...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics Jul 06, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 7 - Bharata meets Guha and Sage Bharadvāja

When Bharata did not find his father, he went to his mother Kaikeyī’s home. When he asked about his father, Kaikeyī merely replied, “Your father has taken the p...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics Jun 29, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 6 - Daśaratha Breathes his Last and Bharata Arrives in the City

The next morning, Rāma awoke Lakṣmaṇa and they set out into the forest. Rāma enjoyed the beauty of nature and pointed it out to Sītā as well. Spellbound with th...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics Jun 22, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 5 - Rāma meets Guha and Sage Bharadvāja

As long as the dust raised by Rāma’s chariot was visible, Daśaratha’s height appeared to be increasing, as he strained to catch a last glimpse of his son. He co...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics Jun 15, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 4 - Rāma Leaves for the Forest

A brāhmaṇa by name Trijaṭa who belonged to the Gārgya-gotra approached Rāma and told him about his poverty. He had many children and subsisted his family throug...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics Jun 08, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 3 - Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa decide to leave for the forest with Rāma

As he entered his residence, he saw Queen Kausalyā, who was clad in white silk and had spent the night observing a vow. She had performed pūjā to Bhagavān Viṣṇu...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics Jun 01, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 2 - Rāma Decides to Leave for the Forest

Daśaratha, having ordered the anointing of Rāma, entered his home to convey the happy news to his queen. To his utter dismay, he saw Kaikeyī, dearer to him than...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics May 25, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa - Part 1 - Preparations for Rāma's Coronation and Mantharā's Evil Counsel

Upon the behest of the king of Kekaya, his maternal grandfather, Bharata went with his uncle Yudhājit to his kingdom. Śatrughna went along with Bharata and King...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics May 18, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 8 - Rāma weds Sītā

  The next morning, Janaka invited Viśvāmitra and the boys to his court. Viśvāmitra requested the king to show the Mighty Bow that he possessed. Janaka th...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics May 11, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 7 -The Story of Viśvāmitra

After listening to the story of the city of Viśālā, the brothers along with Sage Viśvāmitra received Sumati’s hospitality and spent the night there. The next mo...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics May 04, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 6 -The Stories of Umā and Gaṅgā

  As Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa went ahead with the sages, they arrived at the banks of the river Jāhnavī. Upon Rāma’s request, Viśvāmitra started narrating the st...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Epics Apr 27, 2023

Rāmāyaṇa - Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 5 - Tāṭakā and the other rākṣasas vanquished; The Story of Viśvāmitra

The next morning, the brothers woke up, bowed down to the confluence of the rivers Sarayū and Jāhnavī and arrived at the region of Maladā and Karūṣā – the regio...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj