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Välmiki Rämäyana

Book Two - Ayodhya Kända

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Chapter 1 : Rama, The Hero
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Chapter 2 : Dasaratha's Desire
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Chapter 3 : Preparing for the Ceremony
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Chapter 4 : Dasaratha's Premonition
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Chapter 5 : Festivities in Ayodhya
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Chapter 6 : Joy of a city
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Chapter 7 : The wicked Manthara
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Chapter 8 : Manthara's sinful words
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Chapter 9 : Manthara's success in poisoning Kaikeyi's mind
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Chapter 10 : Kaikeyi enters the house of wrath
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Chapter 11 : Kaikeyi's evil boons
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Chapter 12 : Dasaratha's reaction and Kaikeyi's adamant nature
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Chapter 13 : Dasaratha's grief and anguish
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Chapter 14 : The night passes
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Chapter 15 : Sumantra arrives at Sri Rama's chambers
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Chapter 16 : Jubilant city of Ayodhya
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Chapter 17 : Rama's arrival at royal court
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Chapter 18 : Kaikeyi's harsh words
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Chapter 19 : Rama decides to leave for forest
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Chapter 20 : Kausalya's grief
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Chapter 21 :Rama consoles angry Lakshmana
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Chapter 22 :Rama tries to pacify Lakshmana further
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Chapter 23 :  Lakshmana's angry words
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Chapter 24 : Rama obtains Kausalya's permission
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Chapter 25 : Kausalya bids farewell to Rama
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Chapter 26 : Rama lets Seetha know of King's wish
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Chapter 27 : Seetha's wish to go to forest along with Rama
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Chapter 28 : Rama warns Seetha of difficulties of staying in forest
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Chapter 29 : Seetha's insistence on going to the forest
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Chapter 30 : Rama agrees to take Seetha to the forest
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Chapter 31 : Lakshmana too is permitted to go to the forest
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Chapter 32 : Rama distributes his wealth to Rishis
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Chapter 33 : Rama pays respects to his father at departure
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Chapter 34 : Rama consoles Dasaratha
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Chapter 35 :Sumantra Rails at Kaikeyi
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Chapter 36 : Siddhartha tries to persuade Kaikeyi
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Chapter 37 : Kaikeyi offers tree bark to Seetha to wear
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Chapter 38 : Dasaratha is enraged
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Chapter 39 : Rama seeks blessings of his mother
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Chapter 40 : Rama's departure from Ayodhya
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Chapter 41 : The Grief
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 Chapter 42 : Dasaratha feels dejected
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Chapter 43 : Lamentation of Kausalya
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Chapter 44 : Sumitra assuages Kausalya's grief
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Chapter 45 : Rama requests the citizens to return to Ayodhya
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 Chapter 46 : Rama passes the night on the banks of Tamasa river.
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Chapter 47 : The people of Ayodhya begin to rebuke themselves
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Chapter 48: Rama's departure for the forest 
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Chapter 49 : Rama crossed three rivers
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 Chapter 50 : Rama bids farewell to his birth-place
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Chapter 51 : Guha requests Lakshmana to take rest 
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Chapter 52 :  Guha gets a boat ready
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Chapter 53 : Rama tries to send Lakshmana back to Ayodhya
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Chapter 54 :  The hermitage of Bharadwaja
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Chapter 55 :  Sage Bharadwaja informs the route of Chitrakuta
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Chapter 56 :   The Chitrakuta Mountain
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Chapter 57 :   Sumantra drives back to Ayodhya
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Chapter 58 :  Sumantra delivers the messages of Rama
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Chapter 59 :  Dasaratha falls unconscious
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Chapter 60 :  Sumantra was unable to console Kausalya
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Chapter 61 :  Kausalya rebukes Dasaratha for his evil act
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Chapter 62 :  King Dasaratha loses consciousness
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Chapter 63 :  Dasaratha narrates his sin to Kausalya
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Chapter 64 :  Dasaratha continued to narrate to Kausalya
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Chapter 65 :  Dasaratha passes away
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Chapter 66 :  Kausalya reproaches Kaikeyi
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Chapter 67 :  Brahmins urge Vasishta to select a youth to be the king
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Chapter 68 :  Vasishta instructs messengers to call Bharata and Satrughna                                         Translation with Verses
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Chapter 69 :  Bharata experiences a bad dream
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Chapter 70 :   The messengers enter the city of Rajagriha
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Chapter 71 :  Bharata reaches the city of Ayodhya
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Chapter 72 : Kaikeyi informs Bharata about the death of Dasaratha
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Chapter 73 : Bharata reproaches Kaikeyi in many ways
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Chapter 74 : Bharata then promises that he would bring Rama back
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Chapter 75 : Bharata and Satrughna go to Kausalya’s palace
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Chapter 76 :  Advice of Vasishta to Bharata
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Chapter 77 : Bharata and Shatrughna grieve on cremation ground
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Chapter 78 : Shatrughna seizes Manthara and threatens to punish her
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Chapter 79 : The king-makers request Bharata to take over Ayodhya kingdom
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Chapter 80: Construction of a high-way from Ayodhya to River Ganga
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Chapter 81: Bharata with Shatrughna enters the assembly
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Chapter 82: Bharata refuses to rob the throne from Rama.
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Chapter 83: Bharata goes to see Rama
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Chapter 84: Guha welcomes Bharata with drink of honey and meat
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Chapter 85: Bharata thanks Guha for his hospitality
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Chapter 86: Guha narrates Bharata about Rama's stay
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Chapter 87: Guha reports further details of Rama
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Chapter 88: Bharata approaches the foot of Angudi tree

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Chapter 89: Bharata asks Guha to to ferry them across the river by boats. 

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Chapter 90: Bharata proceeds to see Bharadwaja

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Chapter 91: Bharadwaja arranges a befitting hospitality to Bharata.

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Chapter 92: Bharata approaches Bharadwaja

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Chapter 93: Bharata and his army reach Chitrakuta mountain

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Chapter 94: Rama shows the captivating  scenery of Chitrakuta to Seetha

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Chapter 95: Rama and Seetha spend some time at Mandakini River

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Chapter 96: Rama hears a gigantic clamour of an army

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Chapter 97: Rama pacifies Lakshmana, who is angry with Bharata approaching with an army

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Chapter 98: Bharata continues his search for Rama's hermitage

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Chapter 99: Bharata beholds Rama's hermitage and approaches it

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Chapter 100: Rama enquires his father's welfare with Bharata and explains the duties of  a king.

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Chapter 101: Bharata informs Rama about Dasaratha's death

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Chapter 102: Bharata requests Rama to come to Ayodhya

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Chapter 103: Rama fainted away, after hearing the news of his father's death

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Chapter 104: Vasishta advances to the hermitage of Rama. 

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Chapter 105:  Bharata requests Rama to accept the kingdom

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Chapter 106:  Bharata gives many reasons to Rama to accept the throne

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Chapter 107: Rama reveals to Bharata about Dasaratha's promise of kingdom to Bharata earlier.  

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Chapter 108: Jabali tries to persuade Rama to accept the Kingdom  

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Chapter 109: Rama refutes the atheistic arguments of Jabali  

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Chapter 110: Vasishta gives details of the creation of the world to Sri Rama.  

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Chapter 111: Vashishta urges Rama to grant the prayer of Bharata  

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Chapter 112: The sages requests Bharata to accept Rama's words 

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Chapter 113: Keeping Rama's sandals on his head, Bharata ascends his chariot  

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Chapter 114: Bharata enters Ayodhya city  

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Chapter 115: Bharata expresses his desire to proceed to Nandigrama village  

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Chapter 116: Rama notices anxiety among the sages who live in the vicinity  

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Chapter 117: Rama decides to leave Chitrakuta Mountain 

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Chapter 118: Anasuya instructs Seetha on the role of a devoted wife  

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Chapter 119: Seetha shows the gifts of Anasuya to Rama.  Translation with Verses         In Prose without Verses Here concludes the second book Ayodhya Kanda, in Valmiki Ramayana.