DVG's Essays on the Ramayana

Sri D.V. Gundappa’s Essays on the Ramayana: An Introduction

Srimad Ramayana is the Inner Evidence of Our Heart

An Honest Study of Srimad Ramayana is the Key to Understand the Veda

Sri Ramachandra: Deity by Day, Guru by Noon and Parabrahma by Night

Introducing the Balakanda: Valmiki's Renowned Curse

Maharshi Vishwamitra Trains Sri Ramachandra

āśīrnamaskriyā vastunirdeśo vā || (Dandin: Kavyadarsha) is a famous aphorism. However, this was composed long after Maharshi Valmiki’s period. I simply cannot...

The Ayodhya Kanda as a Harbinger of an Entire Tradition of Nobleness

Sri Rama's Renunciation and the Dharma of Giving a Promise

The Five Warriors of Renunciation in Srimad Ramayana

Aranyakanda: The Hub of the Wheel of Srimad Ramayana

Shurpanakha and Maricha: The Germination of Ravana's Enmity

According to Agastya’s instructions, when Sri Rama goes and resides in Panchavati, the major events in the story occur there. Shurpanakha sees Sri Rama, becomes...

Invoking Sita Devi's Name is Catharsis of the Heart