Epics

Rāmāyaṇa - Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 4 - The Four Brothers are Born; Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Accompany Viśvāmitra

When Viṣṇu was about to take birth as the sons of Daśaratha, Brahmā addressed the devas – “You should create powerful beings to assist Viṣṇu. Beget vānaras who...

Rāmāyaṇa- Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 3 - Daśaratha performs the Aśvamedha

Daśaratha did not beget children for a long time and craved to have a successor for his lineage. He decided to perform the Aśvamedha upon the consultation of hi...

Rāmāyaṇa- Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 2 - Vālmikī writes the Rāmāyaṇa and Rāma listens to its narration

Pleased upon hearing the story of Rāma, the sage Vālmikī eulogised Nārada, bid him farewell, and proceeded to the banks of the river Tamasā. Pointing at the cle...

Rāmāyaṇa- Bāla-kāṇḍa - Part 1 - Saṅkṣepa-rāmāyaṇa - The Epic in a Nut-shell

[Starting this Rāmanavami, every Friday, Prekshaa presents a condensed prose rendering of the Vālmīki-rāmāyaṇa based on the critically constituted text. We atte...

The Epic Booklist

The literature related to the Great Epic is legion – be it commentary, translation, adaptation, or literary criticism. We give but a tiny sample here—largely En...

Epilogue: Brahmanandavalli

May the Guru Sri Krishna Grant us Auspiciousness!

The Method of the Bhagavatam

The Four Vyuhas of Vishnu

Bhakti as an Enabler of Jnana

The Glory of Bhakti in the Vishnupurana and the Bhagavatam

Who is an Outsider to the All-Pervading Srikrishna?