ESSENCE of RAMAYANA - 1. Swami Sivananda
=================================================================================== Saturday 04, May 2024 05:30. Section One PRELIMINARY EKASLOKI RAMAYANA (Ramayana in One Slogam) Swami Sivananda Post-1. =================================================================================== Formerly Sri Rama went to the forest (where Rishis did penance) and killed the illusive deer. Sita was carried away and Jatayu was killed. (Rama) met Sugriva, killed Vali and crossed the ocean. The city of Lanka was burnt (by Hanuman). Ravana and Kumbhakarna were then killed. Thus (is recited) the holy Ramayana. SALUTATIONS TO VALMIKI I adore the lark Valmiki who, having climbed the high branch of poesy sings in nectarine accents the blessed and sweet Name of the Lord: “Rama, Rama, Rama.” RELATIONSHIP OF HANUMAN WITH SRI RAMA Hanuman says: “Looked at from the point of view of the body I am Thy slave, from the point of view of the embodied self, a portion of Thy energy, from the point of