Valmiki's Ramayana (Comic Book)

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Valmiki's Ramayana is believed to be the first poetic work written in Sanskrit it is, therefore, referred to as the Adikavya. It is said that Brahman assured Valmiki that as long as the mountains stand and the rivers flow so long shall the Ramayana be read men."

In the Puranas, Rama is described as an avatar of Vishnu but Valmiki does not refer to him as God. The few verses which do so are considered interpolations.

Valmiki monumental work influenced other great poems on the same theme. Among these are the Hindi, Tamil and Bengali Versions of the Ramayana written by Tulsidas in the North; Kamban in the south; and Krittivasa in the East. The Ramayana has made a deep and abiding impact. Bas-reliefs and paintings depicting scenes from the Ramayana are to be found not only in temples all over India but also in Indonesia and Angkor Vat, Kampuchea.