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The Rāmāyana, Volume 1. Bālakāndam and AyodhyākāndamValmiki

The Rāmāyana, Volume 1. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam

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Original author: Valmiki

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"The Rāmāyana, Volume 1. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam" by Valmiki is a Sanskrit epic with its earliest portions composed between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE. This ancient Hindu text follows Prince Rama's fourteen-year exile from his kingdom of Ayodhya, accompanied by his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. Their forest journey leads to Sita's kidnapping by Ravana, king of Lanka, setting in motion a conflict that will test virtue, loyalty, and duty before Rama's eventual return home.

The Rāmāyana, Volume 1. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam, by Valmiki. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #57265.

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193 Chapters

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