Canto VII – Rama Bereft Back in the forest Rama was filled with misgivings. Their love for each ~ other was so great that even though they were parted, they were still in communication... Read more

Again and again Sita called out, “Rama! 0 Rama! Where are you? Can you not hear me”? Far away in the forest, Rama felt his left eye throb. The vibrations of her piteous call were... Read more

Ravana’s impassioned words and looks were quite embarrassing to Sita but she took him to be an elderly sannyasi and it was against the code of conduct to be rude to those who wore the... Read more

Sita was trembling with fear and anger and begged him repeatedly to go. Lakshmana did not know what to do. At last he said, “0 Sita! Don’t you know that Rama is invincible in bat... Read more

Canto V – The Golden Deer Maricha changed himself into a most captivating deer. Its face was like a glowing, golden, topaz from which gleamed its amethyst eyes. Its hair was golden in... Read more

Ravana pretended not to notice and said, “Evidently Rama seems to possess some sort of extraordinary powers or else this could not have happened. I hear that his wife Sita is amazingly... Read more

Lakshmana reluctantly took Sita and left his brother to fight alone. Rama saw that they were safely inside the cave, then he strung his bow and prepared himself for battle. He twanged the st... Read more

Canto III – The Night Rangers One day when the three of them had finished all their small chores and done pooja and eaten their simple meal, they sat outside, under the shade of a beau... Read more

Agastya said, “Rama, it is right indeed that you should always think of your wife’s happiness, for very few women would have been ready to forego their comfort and pleasures, to... Read more

Canto II – Panchavati Thus months and years passed by in happy companionship as the three of them wandered in the forest of Dandaka going from ashrama to ashrama. Everywhere they were... Read more