Brief recap of the first two books of Ramayana

Characters: Sage Valmiki, Sage Narada, King Dasaratha, Queens Kowsalya, Sumithra, Kaikeyi, Maharishi Vasishta, Vamadeva, Rajarishi Viswamithra, Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrugna, Sita, Guha, Bharadwaja, Atri, Anasuya

Places: Ayodhya, Chitrakuta, Dandakaranya

Rama decides to leave Chitrakuta mountains and meets with Maharishi Atri and his renowned wife Devi Anasuya

Anasuya Devi gives Sita divine clothes, garland that would never fade as well as ornaments, fragrance and cream to enhance Sita's beauty and bring more glory to Rama.

Key characters: Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Maharishi Atri and Devi Anasuya, Valmiki, Ramayana in Chitrakuta mountains by River Mandakini

Rama and Bharata discuss next steps about who is to be king.

Key characters: Rama, Bharata, Jabali, Vasishta, Dasaratha

Places: Chitrakuta mountains, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Sringaberapura

Valimiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda

Bharata, Shatrughna and their companions reach Chitrakuta mountains. Rama learns of his father's demise and performs his last rites. Bharata asks Rama to return to Ayodhya to be king.

#Valmiki #Ramayana #Rama #Sita #Lakshmana #Bharata #Shatrughna #Vasishta #Guha #Sumatra #Kowsalya #Sumithra #Chitrakuta

Key characters: Valmiki Rama Sita Lakshmana Bharata Shatrughna Vasishta Guha Sumatra Kowsalya Sumithra 

Places of interest: Chitrakuta mountains, River Mandakini

Bharata, his kinsmen, army and tireless citizen followers arrive in Prayag and go beyond in search of Rama. 

#Bharata #Prayag #Chitrakuta #Sage Bharadwaja 

Bharata reacts to his mother's ploys and grieves his losses. After Dasaratha's funeral, Bharata sets out of Ayodhya again.

#ValmikiRamayana 

#Valmiki #Ramayana

#Bharata #Shatrugna #Dasaratha #Kowsalya #Kaikeyi #Sumithra #Vasishta #Sumatra #Guha #Bharadwaja 

A whimsical story about a sparrow's day, translated from original "kuruvi kadai". A sparrow found a grain of rice in the dirt and hauled it around so it could enjoy payasa, a sweet rice pudding.

This is a story in Tamil about a kuruvi, a sparrow that found a grain of rice and wanted to eat payasa, rice pudding. 

Ayodhya's Ministers & elders fear anarchy in Ayodhya and Kosala. Bharata is summoned and returns to Ayodhya right away. Kaikeyi meets Bharata

#ValmikiRamayana

#Valmiki #Ramayana

#Vasishta #Sumatra #Bharata #Shatrugna #Kaikeyi

Dasaratha narrates an incident from his youth, and a curse from the past. 

Background stories about Dasaratha's past, Sage Vibandaka and his son Rshyashrnga

Sage Bharadwaja's gifts; Rama, Sita and Lakshmana's journey to scenic Chitrakuta; Sumatra returns to Ayodhya and witnesses King Dasarata and Queen Kowsalya's unbearable grief

Farewells, crossings and new meetings.

Key characters: Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Guha, Sumatra, Sage Bharadwaja

Rama leaves Ayodhya trailed by a band of determined followers; Guha welcomes Rama

Sita reasons with Rama to accompany him during his exile. Rama leaves Ayodhya, with his parents blessings, to start his 14 years long exile in the forest.

Rama meets with King Dasaratha and Queen Kaikeyi and reaches a decision about his coronation. He informs Queen Kowsalya and his beloved Sita about his decision. 

Dasaratha and Kaikeyi spend the eve of Rama's coronation discussing Kaikeyi's demands

Queen Kaikeyi hears about Rama's coronation from her old attendant Mantra.

Rama qualifies to be Yuvaraj

Dasaratha's Rama meets Parasurama and wields the divine Vishnu bow.