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Välmiki Rämäyana

Book One - Bäla Kända

Contents

Chapter 1 : Välmiki and Närada
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Chapter 2 : Beginning of an Epic
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Chapter 3 : Presenting the Epic
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Chapter 4 : Sons of Räma - Kusha and Lava
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Chapter 5 : Ayodhya, the city of splendour
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Chapter 6 : People of Ayodhya
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Chapter 7 : Ministers of King Dasaratha
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Chapter 8 : The ritual of Aswametha
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Chapter 9 : The story of Rishyasringa
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Chapter 10 : Enticement of Rishyasringa and his marriage
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Chapter 11 : Dasaratha brings Rishyasringa to Ayodhya
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Chapter 12 : Dasaratha consents to Asvamedha
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Chapter 13 : Preparations for ritual
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Chapter 14 : Performing the ritual of Asvamedha
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Chapter 15 : Celestials approach Lord Vishnu
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Chapter 16 : The success of Putrakämesti
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Chapter 17 : Birth of Vanaras
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Chapter 18 : Birth of Sri Rama and His brothers
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Chapter 19 : Arrival and Request of sage Viswamitra
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Chapter 20 : Gloom of Dasaratha
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Chapter 21 : Anger of Viswamitra
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Chapter 22 : Rama and Lakshmana follow the sage
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Chapter 23 : The hermitage of Kaama
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Chapter 24 : Tataka
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Chapter 25 : Story of Tataka
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Chapter 26 : Slaying of Tataka
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Chapter 27 : Astras and Shastras, the Heavenly weapons
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Chapter 28 : Bestowal of weapons to Sri Rama
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Chapter 29 : Narration of Vaamana
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Chapter 30 : Destroying the Rakshasas
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 Chapter 31 : Vishvamitra's travel to Mithila with Rama and Lakshmana                                   Translation with Verses
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 Chapter 32 : Legend of Vishvamitra's dynasty
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Chapter 33 : Legend of Brahmadatta
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 Chapter 34 : Legend of vishvamitra's ancestry
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Chapter 35 : Legend of River Ganga
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 Chapter 36 : Legend of Uma and her curse
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Chapter 37 : Legend of Kaartikeya 
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 Chapter 38 : Legend of Sagara
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Chapter 39 : Sagara's sons dig earth for hose
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Chapter 40 : Sons of Sagara burnt to ashes
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Chapter 41 : Amshuman's search for horse
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 Chapter 42 : Bhageeratha's effort for Ganga is fulfilled
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Chapter 43 : Ganga's descent onto earth
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 Chapter 44 : Brahma commends Bhageeratha
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Chapter 45 : The legend of churning Milk
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Chapter 46 : Diti seeks for a son to kill Indra
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Chapter 47 : The legend of Seven-Maruts
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 Chapter 48 : The legend of Ahalya is narrated here
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Chapter 49 : Redemption of Ahalya from her curse
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 Chapter 50 : Redemption of Ahalya from her curse
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Chapter 51 : The legend of Vishvamitra
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 Chapter 52 : The legend of Vishvamitra
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 Chapter 53 : Vishvamitra tries to gain Kaamadhenu
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 Chapter 54 : Sacred-Cow creates forces to fightback
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 Chapter 55 : Vishvamitra ruins Vashishta's hermitage
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Chapter 56 : Vashishta nullifies Vishvamitra's missiles
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Chapter 57 : The Legend of Trishanku
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Chapter 58 : Trishanku seeks shelter of Vishvamitra
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Chapter 59 : Trishanku  undertakes Vedic ritual
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Chapter 60 : Trishanku's ascension to heaven
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Chapter 61 : The Legend of Shunashepa
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Chapter 62 : The Legend of Shunashepa [contd.]
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Chapter 63 : The Legend of Vishvamitra [contd.]
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Chapter 64 : The Legend of Vishvamitra [contd.]
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Chapter 65 : Legend of Vishvamitra is concluded
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Chapter 66 : Legend of Shiva's bow
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Chapter 67 : Rama breaks Shiva's bow
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Chapter 68 : Janaka sends message to Ayodhya
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Chapter 69 : Dasharatha arrives at Mithila
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Chapter 70 : Ikshvaaku's lineage detailed.
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Chapter 71 : Janaka's lineage detailed.
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Chapter 72 : Marriage alliance to Bharata, Shatrughna
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Chapter 73 : Seetha's marriage with Rama
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Chapter 74 : Parashu Rama's arrival
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Chapter 75 : Legends of Shiva and Vishnu bows
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Chapter 76 : Parashuy Rama's pride is hurt
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Chapter 77 : Happy days after marriages      Translation with Verses   In Prose without Verses 
Here concludes the first book Bala Kanda, The Youthful Majesties, in Valmiki Ramayana