The Ramayanam: Introductions - 1. Sri Swami Sivananda.
========================================================================================= Tuesday 04, Aug 2025, 19:50. Essence of Ramayana: Sri Swami Sivananda. This article is a chapter from the book Essence of Ramayana. ========================================================================================= The Ramayanam: Introductions: Salutations to the great Valmiki, Lord Rama and other heroes of the Ramayana, and Sri Sita Devi, a remembrance of whom removes all obstacles in life and bestows prosperity, auspiciousness and success in all undertakings. The Ramayana of Valmiki is perhaps the most ancient and glorious epic in the world. It is known as the Adikavyam, the first poem. Valmiki Ramayana contains 24,000 Slokas which have been grouped into 500 chapters and again into seven Kandas or sections: Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha and Uttara Kanda. Ramayana is a marvellous book which contains the essence of all the Vedas and all sacred scriptures. It...