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Item Code: IDE223 Hardcover (Edition: 2010) Gita Press, Gorakhpur ISBN 8129301466 Language: With Hindi Text and English Translation Size: 8.3" X 6.0" Pages: 1022 (Color Illus: 2) Weight of the Book: 905 gms |
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times since 12th Jan, 2012| 1 | An Arati Song | iv |
| 2 | Procedure for Reciting the Ramacaritamanasa | xvi |
| (Balkanda) | ||
| 1 | Invocations | 1 |
| 2 | Salutationsutations to the Guru | 3 |
| 3 | Salutations to Brahmanas and saints | 4 |
| 4 | Salutations to the Wicked | 7 |
| 5 | Contrast between saints and the evil- minded | 9 |
| 6 | Salutations to all living being as so many images of Sri Rama | 13 |
| 7 | Tulasidasa's humility and the glory of poetry describing Sri Rama's greatness | 15 |
| 8 | Salutations to the immortal bards | 20 |
| 9 | Salutations to the sage Valmiki, the Vedas, Brahma, Siva, Parvati and other gods and goddesses | 21 |
| 10 | Salutations to the abode and companions of Sita and Rama | 23 |
| 11 | Salutations to and the glory of the Name | 26 |
| 12 | The excellences of Sri Rama and the greatness of his story | 36 |
| 13 | The date of composition of the Ramacaritamanasa | 43 |
| 14 | The metaphorical representation of the Manasa as a lake and it sglory | 46 |
| 15 | Dialogue between the sages Yajnavalkya nd Bharadvaja and the greatness of Prayaga | 54 |
| 16 | Sati's bewilderment, Sri Rama's divine glory and Sati's Remorese | 57 |
| 17 | Repudiation of Sati by Siva and Siva's trance | 59 |
| 18 | Sati's Visit to Daksa's sacrifice | 68 |
| 19 | Sati's self immolation through the fire of Yoga out of indignation at the slight offered to Her spouse by her father; destruction of Daksa's sacrifice | 69 |
| 20 | Descent of Goddess Parvati and Her penance | 70 |
| 21 | Sri Rama's intercession with Bhagavan Siva for marriage | 79 |
| 22 | Parvati's unique fidelity as revealed through Her test by the seven seers | 80 |
| 23 | Love's departure on the earrand of the gods and his being burnt to death | 84 |
| 24 | Siva's boon to Rati | 89 |
| 25 | The gods prayer to siva for marriage; the seven seers visit to Parvati | 89 |
| 26 | Siva's peculiar marriage procession and preparations for the wedding | 92 |
| 27 | Siva's nuptials | 101 |
| 28 | A dialogue between Siva and Parvati | 107 |
| 29 | Causes of Sri Rama's Descent | 118 |
| 30 | Ego's sway over Narada and the effect of the Lord's Maya | 124 |
| 31 | Princess Visvamohini's self-election of a husband; Narada's pronouncing a curse on the attendants of Siva as well as on the Lord himself and his subsequent freedom form the spell of infatuation | 125 |
| 32 | The austerities of Manu and Satarupa and their receiving a boon from the lord | 134 |
| 33 | The story of King Pratapabhanu | 142 |
| 34 | The birth of Ravana and his brothers, their austerities, supremacy and tyranny | 159 |
| 35 | The piteous appeal of mother Earth and other gods | 167 |
| 36 | The Lord's compassion on them | 169 |
| 37 | King Dasarath's sacrifice for the birth of son and his queens'pregnancy | 171 |
| 38 | The Lord's manifestation and the delightful nature of his childish sports | 173 |
| 39 | Visvamitra visits king Dasaratha and asks for Sri Rama and Laksamana | 186 |
| 40 | Protection of Visvamitra's sacrifice | 189 |
| 41 | Redemption of Ahalya | 190 |
| 42 | Entry of Visvamitra with Rama and Laksmana into the Precincts of Mithila | 192 |
| 43 | Janaka's ecstasy of love at the sight of Rama and Laksmana | 194 |
| 44 | A visit to the town by Rama and Laksmana | 197 |
| 45 | Sri Rama's Visit to Janaka's garden; Rama and Sita Ji catch sight of each other | 205 |
| 46 | Worship of Goddess Parvati by Sita, Her receiving a blessing from the Goddess and a dialogue between Rama and Laksmana | 210 |
| 47 | Sri Rama's entry into the Pavilion erected for the Bow-Sacrifice along with Laksmana | 214 |
| 48 | Sita's entry into the Pavilion | 219 |
| 49 | Proclamation of janaka's vow by his heralds | 221 |
| 50 | The princes failure to life the bow and Jnaka's Despondent utterance | 222 |
| 51 | Laksmana's fulmination and throwing a challenge to Janaka | 223 |
| 52 | The breaking of the Bow | 230 |
| 53 | Sita places the wreath of victory round Rama's neck | 232 |
| 54 | Arrival of Parasurama, exchange of hot words between Laksmana and Parasurama and Sri Rama' triumph over the latter | 235 |
| 55 | Janaka's dispatching of messengers to Ayodhya and departure of the marriage procession from the | 250 |
| 56 | Arrival of the marriage procession and its reception etc at Janakpuri | 264 |
| 57 | The Wedding of Sita and Rama and Their farewell | 281 |
| 58 | Return of the marriage procession to Ayodhya and rejoicing in the city | 303 |
| 59 | The glory of hearing and singing the story of Sri Rama | 318 |
| (Ayodhyakanda) | ||
| 60 | Invocations | 319 |
| 61 | Preparations for Sri Rama's installation as the Prince regent of Ayodhya; the gods concern over the same and their approaching Goddess Sarasvati for help | 322 |
| 62 | Sarasvati perverts the mind of Manthara; a dialogue between Kaikeyi and Manthara | 329 |
| 63 | Kaikeyi enters the sulking-chamber | 337 |
| 64 | Dialogue between King Dasaratha and Kaikeyi; Dasaratha's lamentation; Sumantra goes to the palace and returning from it, sends Sri Rama to his father | 339 |
| 65 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and mother Kaikeyi | 352 |
| 66 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and His father; the sadness of the people of Ayodhya; their remonstrance's with Kaikeyi | 355 |
| 67 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and mother Kausalya | 361 |
| 68 | Dialogue between Sita and Sri Rama | 368 |
| 69 | Dialogue between Sri Rama, Kausalya and Sita | 374 |
| 70 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and Laksmana | 376 |
| 71 | Dialogue between Laksmana and mother Sumitra | 378 |
| 72 | Sri Rama, Laksmana and Sita call on king Dasaratha to take leave of him; Dasaratha's advice to Sita | 380 |
| 73 | Sri Rama, Sita and Laksmana proceed to the woods and slip past the citizens buried in slumber | 385 |
| 74 | Sri Rama's arrival at Srngaverapura; the Nisada chief's services | 388 |
| 75 | Dialogue between Laksmana and the Nisada; Sumantra's dialogue with Sri Rama and Sita and his returning to Ayodhya | 391 |
| 76 | The boatman's love and the passage across the Ganga | 399 |
| 77 | Arrival at Prayaga and dialogue with the sage Bharadvaja; the love of the people inhabiting the bank of the Yamuna | 403 |
| 78 | The episode of an ascetic | 405 |
| 79 | Sri Rama greets the Yamuna; love of the villagers | 409 |
| 80 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and the sage Valmiki | 419 |
| 81 | Sri Rama takes up His abode at Citrakuta; the services of the Kolas and Bhilas | 427 |
| 82 | Sumantra returns to Ayodhya and finds the city a picture of grief | 434 |
| 83 | Dialogue between king Dasaratha and Sumantra, Dasaratha's passing away | 438 |
| 84 | The sage Vasistha sends envoys to call Bharata | 444 |
| 85 | Arrival and lamentation of Bharata and Satrughna | 445 |
| 86 | Dialogue between Bharata and mother Kausalya and king Dasaratha's cremation | 449 |
| 87 | Dialogue between the sage Vasistha and Bharata; Bharata prepares for a journey to Citrakuta in order to bring Sri Rama back to Ayodhya | 455 |
| 88 | Departure of Bharata and Satrughna with the citizens of Ayodhya to the woods | 468 |
| 89 | The Nisada's suspicion and precautions | 469 |
| 90 | Bharata's meeting and dialogue with he Nisada chief; the love of Bharata and the citizens of Ayodhya for Sri Rama | 473 |
| 91 | Bharata's arrival at Prayaga and dialogue between Bharata and the sage Bharadvaja | 481 |
| 92 | Bharadvaja shows hospitality to Bharata | 489 |
| 93 | Dialogue between Indra and his preceptor | 493 |
| 94 | Bharata on his way to Citrakuta | 497 |
| 95 | Sita's dream; the Kolas and Kiratas bring news of Bharata's arrival to Sri Rama; Sri Rama's concern at the report; Laksmana's outburst of passion | 500 |
| 96 | Sri Rama admonishes Laksmana and dwells on Bharata's greatness | 504 |
| 97 | Bharata takes a dip in the Mandakini and arrives at Citrakuta; Bharata and others meet one another, mourn the king's death and perform his sraddha | 507 |
| 98 | Hospitality of the foresters towards Bharata and his party; Kaikeyi's remorse | 521 |
| 99 | Vasistha's speech | 524 |
| 100 | Dialogue between Sri Rama, Bharata and others | 533 |
| 101 | King Janaka's arrival at Citrakuta; the Kolas and Kiratas offer presents to the visitors and all meet one another | 538 |
| 102 | Dialogue between queens Kausalya and sunayana; Sita; amiability | 548 |
| 103 | Dialogue between king Janaka and his wife; Bharata's glory | 554 |
| 104 | Dialogue between king Janaka and Bharata; Indra's anxiety; Goddess Sarasvati's admonition to Indra | 558 |
| 105 | Dialogue between the sage Vasistha, Sri Rama and Bharata | 562 |
| 106 | Bharata deposits the sacred waters; his perambulation through Citrakuta | 573 |
| 107 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and Bharata; the gift of Sandals; Bharata's farewell | 578 |
| 108 | Returning to Ayodhya, Bharata enthrones the sandals and takes up his residence at Nandigrama; the virtue of listening to Bharata's story | 583 |
| (Aranyakanda) | ||
| 109 | Invocations | 588 |
| 110 | Jayanta's mischief and punishment | 590 |
| 111 | Meeting with the sage Atri and his hymn of praise to Sri Rama | 592 |
| 112 | Sita's meeting with Anasuya and the latter's discourse on the duties of a devoted wife | 594 |
| 113 | Sri Rama proceeds further and kill Viradha; the episode of the sage Sarabhanga | 598 |
| 114 | Sri Rama takes a vow to kill the demons | 600 |
| 115 | Sutiksana's love and Sri Rama meeting with the sage Agastya; dialogue with Agastya; Sri Rama's entry into the Dandaka forest and his meeting with Jatayu | 600 |
| 116 | Sri Rama takes up His abode at Pancavati; dialogue between Sri Rama and Laksmana | 607 |
| 117 | The story of Surpanakha; her approaching Khara, Dusana and Trisira for redress and their subsequent death at Sri Rama's hands | 610 |
| 118 | Surpanakha approaches Ravana; Sita enters into the fire leaving Her shadow behind | 617 |
| 119 | The episode of Marica and how he was killed in the form of a gold deer | 622 |
| 120 | Sita's abduction and her Wail | 625 |
| 121 | The combat of Jatayu with Ravana | 626 |
| 122 | Sri Rama's lament; His meeting with Jatayu | 628 |
| 123 | Deliverance of Kabandha | 633 |
| 124 | Grace on Sabari, a discourse on the nine forms of Devotion and departure for the Pampa lake | 634 |
| 125 | A description of the spring; Narada's meeting with Sri Rama | 641 |
| 126 | Dialogue between the sage Narada and Sri Rama | 642 |
| 127 | The glory of hearing the praises of Sri Rama and an exhortation to cultivate fellowship with saints and practise adoration | 644 |
| (Kiskindhakanda) | ||
| 128 | Invocations | 647 |
| 129 | Sri Rama's meeting with Hanuman and the conclusion of an alliance between Sri Rama and Sugriva | 648 |
| 130 | Sugriva apprizes Sri Rama of his wores; the latter's vow to kill Vali; Sri Rama expatiates on the characteristics of a friend | 651 |
| 131 | Sugriva's dispassion | 652 |
| 132 | Duel between Vali and Sugriva; deliverance of Vali | 656 |
| 133 | Tara's Wail; Sri Rama's advice to Tara and Sugriva's coronations and Angada's installation as his Heir-Apparent | 659 |
| 134 | A description of the rainy season | 661 |
| 135 | Sri Rama's show of displeasure towards Sugriva and Laksmana's Wrath | 665 |
| 136 | Dialogue between Sugriva and Sri Rama and the departure of the monkeys in quest of Sita | 667 |
| 137 | Their meeting with a hermitress in a cavern | 671 |
| 138 | The monkey's arrival at he seashore; their meeting and conversation with sampati | 672 |
| 139 | Sampati's advice to the monkeys to leap across the ocean; Jambavan encourages Hanuman by reminding him of his strength | 675 |
| 140 | The greatness of Sri Rama's praises | 677 |
| (Sundarakanda) | ||
| 141 | Invocations | 679 |
| 142 | Hanuman leaves from Lanka, meets surasa and kills the image-catching demoness | 680 |
| 143 | Descriptions of Lanka; Hanuman strikes Lankini and enters Lanka | 682 |
| 144 | Hanuman meets Vibhisana | 685 |
| 145 | Hanuman's grief at the sight of Sita in the Asoka grove and Ravana's threat to Sita | 688 |
| 146 | Trijata's dream | 690 |
| 147 | Dialogue between Sita and Trijata | 690 |
| 148 | Dialogue between Sita and Hanuman | 692 |
| 149 | Hanuman lays waste the Asoka grove and kills prince Aksaya; at last Meghanada entangles Hanuman in a noose of serpents and carries him off to Ravana's court | 696 |
| 150 | Dialogue between Hanuman and Ravana | 699 |
| 151 | Burning of Lanka | 703 |
| 152 | After burning Lanka Hanuman asks leave of Sita and obtains the crest jewel from Her | 704 |
| 153 | On Hanuman's reaching the opposite shore all the monkeys return and enter Madhuvana; their meeting with Sugriva and the dialogue between Sri Rama and Hanuman | 704 |
| 154 | Sri Rama's march to the beach alongwith the army of monkeys | 710 |
| 155 | Dialogue between Mandodari and Ravana | 712 |
| 156 | Vibhisana offers advice to Ravana and meets with a n affront at the latter's hands | 714 |
| 157 | Vibhisana sallies forth to obtain Sri Rama protection and secures it | 717 |
| 158 | Deliberation over the question of crossing the sea; appearance of Suka, a spy of Ravana , and his return with Laksmana's letter | 723 |
| 159 | The spy gives counsel to Ravana and delivers Laksmana's note to him | 726 |
| 160 | Sri Rama s' fury against the sea and the latter's supplication | 729 |
| 161 | Glory of Hymning Sri Rama's praises | 731 |
| (Lankakanda) | ||
| 162 | Invocations | 733 |
| 163 | Bridging of the ocean by Nala and Nila; Sri Rama's installation of Sri Ramevara | 735 |
| 164 | Sri Rama crosses the ocean with the whole army and encamps on Mount Suvela; Ravana feels agitated at the news | 737 |
| 165 | Mandodari expostulates with Ravana; dialogue between Ravana and Prahasta (his son) | 739 |
| 166 | A mental view of the Sri Rama on Mount Suvela an a description of the rising moon | 743 |
| 167 | An arrow from Sri Rama's bow strikes down ravana's diadems and umbrella | 745 |
| 168 | Mandodari makes remonstrance with Ravana again and dwells upon Sri Rama glory | 746 |
| 169 | Angada's departure for Lanka and dialogue between Angada and Ravana in the latter's court | 749 |
| 170 | Mandodari offers advice to Ravana once more | 766 |
| 171 | Dialogue between Angada and Sri Rama; conflict actually begins | 769 |
| 172 | Malyavana's admonition to Ravana | 778 |
| 173 | The battle recommences; encounter between Laksmana and Meghananda; a javelin thrown by the latter strikes Laksmana in the breast | 782 |
| 174 | Hanuman fetches the physician susena and proceeds in quest of the life giving herb; dialogue between Kalanemin and Ravana, redemption of the she-alligator; deliverance of Kalanemi | 784 |
| 175 | Struck by Bharata's arrow, Hanuman drops down unconscious; dialogue between Bharata and Hanuman | 787 |
| 176 | Sri Rama sport of a frantic wail; Hanuman's return; Laksmana's coming back to consciousness | 789 |
| 177 | Ravana awakes Kumbhakarna; Kumbakarna's exhortation to Ravana and dialogue between Vibhisana and Kumbhakarna | 790 |
| 178 | Kumbhakarna joins the conflict and attains final beatitude | 793 |
| 179 | Meghanada gives battle and Sri Rama sportfully allows Himself to be bound by a snare of serpents | 800 |
| 180 | Destruction of Meghanada's sacrificial performance; his engagement of the battlefield and deliverance at the hands of Laksmana | 803 |
| 181 | Ravana's march to the field of battle; Sri Rama's victory-chariot and an encounter between the monkey and the demons | 808 |
| 182 | Encounter between Laksmana and Ravana | 813 |
| 183 | Ravana swoon; destruction of his sacrificial performance; combat between Sri Rama and Ravana | 814 |
| 184 | Indra sends a chariot for the use of Sri Rama; encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana | 820 |
| 185 | Ravana hurls a lance at Vibhisana: Sri Rama puts Vibhisana behind Him and exposes himself to its full force; encounter between Vibhisana and Ravana | 825 |
| 186 | Combat of Ravana and Hanuman; Ravana creates illusion and Sri Rama disperses the Phantoms | 827 |
| 187 | Fierce fighting; Ravana's swoon | 829 |
| 188 | Dialogue between Sita and Trijata | 832 |
| 189 | Final encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana; end of Ravana; shouts of victory everywhere | 834 |
| 190 | Mandodari and other queens lament; Ravana's funeral | 839 |
| 191 | Vibhisana's installation | 841 |
| 192 | Hanuman carries the happy news to Sita; Sita rejoins Sri Rama and enters fire as a test of her purity | 842 |
| 193 | The gods sing the Lord's praises; Indra rains down nectar on the dead | 847 |
| 194 | Vibhisana's entreaty; Sri Rama's portrayal and Bharata's condition due to the excessive love he bore towards the Lord; Sri Rama urges Vibhisana to arrange His speedy return to Ayodhya | 854 |
| 195 | Vibhisana rains down clothes and ornaments from he air and the monkeys and bears pick them up and adorn their person with them | 855 |
| 196 | Sri Rama and Sita leave for Ayodhya on the aerial car, Puspaka | 857 |
| 197 | The glory of Sri Rama's story | 861 |
| (Uttarakanda) | ||
| 198 | Invocations | 863 |
| 199 | Bharata's desolation; meeting of Bharata and Hanuman; rejoicing in Ayodhya | 865 |
| 200 | Sri Rama's Reception; meeting with Bharata; universal rejoicing on meeting Sri Rama | 867 |
| 201 | Sri Rama's coronation; Vedas Alleluia; Lord Siva's Alleluia | 875 |
| 202 | Sri Rama bestows parting presents on the monkeys and the Nisada chief | 884 |
| 203 | Account of Sri Rama's Region | 888 |
| 204 | Birth of sons to the four brother; Ayodhya's loveliness; arrival of the sage sanaka and his three brothers and their dialogue with Sri Rama | 892 |
| 205 | Hanuman's introduction to Bharata's question and Sri Rama's discourse on the subject | 902 |
| 206 | Sri Rama exhortation and his subjects the citizens acknowledgement | 907 |
| 207 | Dialogue between Sri Rama and the sage Vasistha; Sri Rama excursion to a mango grove in the company of his brothers | 911 |
| 208 | Narada's visit and return to Brahma's abode after hymning the Lord's praises | 914 |
| 209 | Dialogue between Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati; Garuda's delusion; Garuda listens to Sri Rama story and to an account of His glory from Kakabhusudi | 917 |
| 210 | Kakabhusundi narrates the story of his precious lives and tells Garuda the glory of the Kali age | 924 |
| 211 | Insult offered by him to his p[receptor in a precious birth and the curse pronounced on him by Lord Siva | 963 |
| 212 | A hymn of eight verses addressed to Lord Siva | 966 |
| 213 | Guru's appeal to Lord Siva for forgiving the wrong; molligication of the curse; continuation of Kakabhusundi's narrative | 967 |
| 214 | Kakabhusundi approaches the sage Lomasa, who first pronounces a curse on him but later on showers his grace and bestows a boon on him | 971 |
| 215 | Delineation of Gnosis and Devotion; a description of the Lamp of wisdom and the surpassing glory of Devotion | 977 |
| 216 | Seven question of Garuda and Kakabhusundi's replies to them | 987 |
| 217 | Glory of adoration | 991 |
| 218 | Greatness of Ramayana; Tulasidasa's prayer and reward of reciting this poem | 1000 |
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