ESSENCE of RAMAYANAM - 6. Swami Sivananda
====================================================================================== Friday 18, October 2024, 05:30. Section One PRELIMINARY Adhyatma and Tulasidas: Swami Sivananda Post-6. ======================================================================================= Adhyatma and Tulasidas: The Adhyatma Ramayana consists of 64 chapters and 4,200 verses. It also contains seven Kandas like the Ramayana of Valmiki. It is a part of the Brahmanda Purana. It treats of Bhakti and Jnana. It is a dialogue between Lord Siva and Parvati on the divinity of Sri Rama. A devotee who associates his Lord with all auspicious attributes will not listen to any imperfections of his deity. Therefore the Adhyatma Ramayana speaks of the divinity of Sri Rama whereas the Ramayana of Valmiki describes Rama as the best of men and tries to show how man, despite his weaknesses, can rise to the status of divinity by placing before him the noble ideals of truth and duty as Rama did. Nothing is known of t