Introduction Sage Vishvamitra asks King Dasharatha to send Rama to protect the Vedic ritual that is being conducted by him, from the demons that are constantly disrupting it. The sage asserts King Dasharatha that he and the other sages in Dasharatha’s court know the capabilities of Rama and though Rama is in his adolescence, he […]
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Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 18 of 77
Introduction After the completion of Vedic ritual, Sage Rishyasringa and other kings, guests took leave of Dasharatha and returned to their countries. After some time Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna are born. Their virtues in childhood and rituals connected thereto are depicted here. Dasharatha then contemplates the marriages of the princes, since marrying sons after […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 17 of 77
Introduction The gods become progenitors Vanara heroes at the dictate of Brahma to come to the aid of Rama in annihilating Ravana. The monkey-like Vanara race is procreated by numerous celestials endowing it with peculiar mighty physique and particular power to come to the help of Rama. ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 16 of 77
Introduction Sri Mahavishnu agrees to incarnate as human and selects Dasharatha as his father. While Dasharatha performing putrakaameSTi yagna , a deity called praajaapatya purusha arises from the sacrificial fire to give a golden vessel of divine dessert to Dasharatha for distribution among his queens to beget progeny. The three queens on consuming that dessert […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 15 of 77
Introduction King Dasharatha commences the putrakaameshti yagna aiming to beget progeny, under the aegis of Sage Rishyasringa. The celestial beings gather to receive the oblations offered in the Horse Ritual conducted by King Dasharatha. They are perturbed at the atrocities of Ravana, and request Brahma to think for a way to eliminate Ravana. Vishnu arrives […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 12 of 77
Introduction King Dasharatha requests the Sages to conduct the Vedic ritual for which the sages indent paraphernalia, which the ministers are ordered to supply forthwith. This chapter is almost a replication of chapter 8, excepting the inclusion of references to Sage Rishyasringa who by now is available in Ayodhya. ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 9 of 77
Introduction Sumantra, the minister of King Dasharatha, details the importance of Sage Rishyasringa and beseeches the king to invite that sage to preside over the contemplated Vedic ritual, for that Sage’s entry into any kingdom is auspicious for that land and people. ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 6 of 77
Introduction The riches and happiness enjoyed by the people, under the rein of Emperor Dasharatha, along with the details of its valiant heroes, elephants, horses and the town planning are narrated. ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 4 of 77
Introduction Valmiki composed 24,000 verses and taught them to Lava and Kusha, the sons of Rama and Sita. The two youngsters sang the ballad among the assemblages of sages and saints, and won laurels. Rama on seeing the boys singing on the streets and king’s ways of Ayodhya, brings them to his palace, and summons […]
Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Bāla Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 3 of 77
Introduction The scheming of the composition of epic Ramayana is described here. Whole of the epic is rendered in its quintessence, as to how Sage Valmiki scheduled the narration of important milestones of the epic. ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ […]