Lakshman stood with his head thrown back, his eyes gazing fearlessly into Ram’s. Ram looked into those beloved eyes which had always regarded him with such love, looked at that beloved... Read more
Holding a staff, picked from the sacrificial ground, he leant on it as if his body was too weak to stand alone and bending his head over it, he cried out loud, “0 Janaki! 0 Vaidehi! 0... Read more
Canto II – Dharma Trimphs Lakshman returned sorrowfully back to Ayodhya, his mind filled with pictures of Sita. Where was she now? Had she gone to Valmiki’s ashram? He did not know and... Read more
Ram stood riveted to the spot for a few seconds. He felt like a tree which had been struck by lightning. The tender buds and leaves of hope which had sprouted in his heart after their return... Read more
The Ramayana By Rishi ValmikiChapter 7 Uttara Kanda Canto I – Sita Abandoned It is in this book of the aftermath that sage Valmiki recounts the whole previous history of Ravana, the ki... Read more