{"product_id":"the-ramayana-of-valmiki-all-7-kandas-retold-21-key-shlokas-with-meaning-what-valmiki-really-says","title":"The Ramayana of Valmiki — All 7 Kandas Retold, 21 Key Shlokas with Meaning + What Valmiki Really Says","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🏹 The whole story of Rama, from Valmiki’s own Sanskrit, told simply and faithfully.\u003c\/strong\u003e All seven kandas, from Rama’s birth in Ayodhya to the war in Lanka and the Uttara Kanda, in one beautifully designed book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of us know the Ramayana from television, storytellers and later retellings. This book goes back to the source, the Valmiki Ramayana, and retells it in Valmiki’s own order of events, with the most famous shlokas in Sanskrit and their meaning. Along the way it shows you which well-loved details really come from Valmiki, and which were added later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English, with every Sanskrit verse in Devanagari, easy Roman transliteration and an English meaning. \u003cem\u003eThis is not a Hindi book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside (65 pages)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Poem\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narada’s question, the krauncha bird and the birth of Sanskrit poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBala Kanda\u003c\/strong\u003e: the birth of the four princes, Vishvamitra, Tataka, Ahalya and the breaking of Shiva’s bow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAyodhya Kanda\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kaikeyi’s two boons, the exile, Dasharatha’s death and Bharata’s sandals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAranya Kanda\u003c\/strong\u003e: ten years among the sages, Shurpanakha, the golden deer, the abduction of Sita, Jatayu and Shabari\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKishkindha Kanda\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hanuman, Sugriva, the death of Vali and the great search\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSundara Kanda\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hanuman’s leap, Sita in the Ashoka grove, the ring, the chudamani and Lanka in flames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYuddha Kanda\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vibhishana’s refuge, the bridge, Kumbhakarna, Indrajit, the fall of Ravana and the return to Ayodhya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUttara Kanda\u003c\/strong\u003e: the history of Ravana and Hanuman, Sita in the forest, Lava and Kusha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e21 key shlokas\u003c\/strong\u003e with transliteration and meaning, each with its kanda, sarga and verse number, from “Rama does not speak twice” to “Enmity ends with death”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion pages\u003c\/strong\u003e: the people of the Ramayana and Rama’s family, the characters through their deeds, the route of the exile, the places, the many Ramayanas of India and Southeast Asia, reading the Ramayana at home, common doubts, the story at a glance and a glossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery verse, number and event checked against the Sanskrit text of Valmiki, then checked again independently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Valmiki says” notes on details often told differently today: there is no Lakshmana Rekha in Valmiki, Ahalya is not turned to stone, and Hanuman carries the herb mountain twice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest and balanced about the Uttara Kanda and the most debated episodes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn evergreen edition, with no dates that go out of date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/hi\/pages\/how-we-prepare-our-books\"\u003eHow we prepare our books →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the complete Ramayana?\u003c\/strong\u003e It retells the complete story of all seven kandas, with 21 key verses in Sanskrit. It is not a verse-by-verse translation of all 24,000 shlokas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it based on Valmiki or on Tulsidas?\u003c\/strong\u003e On Valmiki’s Sanskrit Ramayana, the original. Where popular versions differ, the book says so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it suitable for children?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. It is written simply and respectfully, for families and readers of every age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I get it?\u003c\/strong\u003e A download link appears as soon as you pay and is also emailed to you. If you can't find it, check your spam folder or write to ourdigiverse@gmail.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I read it on my phone?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. 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