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 RAMAYANA

• Ramayana and Mahabharata, the two great epics of India, have captivated the hearts of its
people for several millennia.
• The Ramayana is and ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an
important part of the Hindu smriti.
• The name Ramayana is atatpurusa compound of Rama and Ayana “going,
advancing”,translating to “the travels of Rama”.
• The Ramayana tells the story of a prince, Rama of Ayodhya, whose wife Sita is abducted
by the demon (Rakshasa) king of Lanka, Ravana.
STRUCTURE OF VALMIKI RAMAYANA

• Valmiki’s Ramayana, the oldest version of Ramayana is the basis of all the various version
of Ramayana that are prevalent in the various cultures,
• The text survives in numerous complete and partial manuscripts, the oldest surviving of
which is dated from the eleventh century AD.
• The current text of Valmiki Ramayana has come down to us in two regional versions
from the north and the south of India.
• VALMIKI RAMAYANA HAS BEEN TRADITIONALLY
DIVIDED INTO SEVEN BOOKS, DEALING WITH THE
LIFE OF RAMA FROM HIS BIRTH TO DEATH.
1.BALA KANDA
2.AYODHYA KANDA
3.ARANYA KANDA
4.KISHKINDYA KANDA
5.SUNDARA KANDA
6.YUDDHA KANDA
7.UTTARA KANDA
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• Bala Kanda: Book of the young Rama which details the miraculous birth of Rama, his early life in
Ayodhya, his slaying of the demons of the forest at the request of Vishvamitra and his wedding with
Sita.
• Ayodhya Kanda: Book of Ayodhya in which Dasharatha comes to grifs over his promise to Kaikeyi
and the start of Rama’s exile.
• Aranya Kanda: Book of the Forest which describe Rama’s life in the forest and the abduction of
Sita by Ravana.
• Kishkindya Kanda: Book of Kishkindya, the Vanara kingdom in which Rama be friend Sugriva and
the Vanara army and begins the search for Sita.
• Sundara Kanda: Books of Sundara (Hanuman) in which Hanuman travels to Lanka and finds Sita
imprisoned there and brings back the good news to Rama.
• Yuddha Kanda: Book of the War, which narrates the Rama-Ravana war and the return of the .
successful Rama to Ayodhya and his coronation.
• Uttra Kanda: Epilogue, which detail the life of Rama and Sita after their return to Ayodhya, Sita’s
banishment and how Sita and Rama pass on the next world.
 MAIN CHARACTERS

• RAMA is is the hero of this epic tale. He is portrayed as an incarnation of god Vishnu. He
is the eldest and the favorite son of the King of Ayodhya, Dasharatha. He is a popular
prince loved by one and all. Dasharatha, forced by one of his wives Kaikeyi commands
Rama right to the throne for fourteen years and go into exile by his father. While in exile,
Rama kills the demon king Ravana.
• SITA is the wife of Rama and the daughter og king Janaka. She is the incarnation of
Goddess Laxmi (Lord Vishnu’s wife). Sita is the epitome of womanly purity and virtue. She
follows her husbad into exile and there gets abducted by Ravana. She is imprisoned in the
land of lanka by Ravana. Rama rescues her by defecting the demon king Ravana.
• HANUMAN is a vanara belonging to the kingdom of kishkinda. He worship Rama and helps find Sita .
by going to the kingdom of Lanka crossing the great ocean.
• RAVANA a rakshasa is the king of Lanka. He received a boon from Brahma that he will not be killed
by either gods, demons or by sprits, after performing server penance for ten thousand years. He was
also the most intelligent and erudite living being of his time. He has ten heads and twenty arms. After
getting is reward from Brahma, Ravana begins to lay waste the earth and disturbs the deeds of goods
Brahmins. Rama is born a human to defeat him, thus overcoming the boon given by Brahma.
• LAKSHMANA the younger brother of Rama, chose to go into exile with him. He spends his time
protecting Sita and Rama.
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• DASHARATHA is the king of Ayodhya and the father of Rama. He has three queens, Kousalya,
Sumitra and Kaikeyi, and three other sons Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Kaikeyi, Daharatha’s
favourite queen forces him to make his son Bharata their apparent and spend Rama into exile.
Dashatara dies heartbroken after Rama goes into exile.
PUTRAKAMESHTI YAGNA
BALA RAMA IN THE LAP OF MOTHER
KAUSALYA
RAMA AND LAKSHMANA WITH SAGE
VISWAMITRA
BHARATA PERSUDES RAMA TO RETURN
SURPANAKHA AT RAMA’S HERITAGE
RAVANA GRABBED SITA AND FLED IN HIS
AIRBORNE VEHICLE
RAMA SHOT ROM HIS BOW AND KILLED VALI
HANUMAN GIVING SITA THE RING OF RAMA
HANUMAN IN LANKA
BRIDGE OVER THE SEA
RAMA KILLED RAVANA USING
BRAMHASTRA
FIRE TEST FOR SITA(AGNIPARIKSA)
VALMIKI TEACHES THE RAMAYANA