Balakanda
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Bala Kanda is the first book of the Valmiki Ramayana
, which, with the Mahabharata
, is one of the two great epic poems of India.
questioning the famous sage Narada
if there is any man who is truly virtuous. Narada replies that there is such a man, and that his name is Rama
. He then goes on to briefly describe Rama's physical characteristics
and to briefly summarize the story of the Ramayana. (Sarga 1) Next, the book describes how Valmiki wrote the Ramayana and taught it to Lava and Kusha (Sargas 2, 3 and 4) who soon enough launch into the full story:
Natal chart
One of important informations in this Book is embedded in the Chapter (Sarga) 18, Verse 8 to 11:
This day is celebrated as Ramanavami festival throughout India.
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
, which, with the Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
, is one of the two great epic poems of India.
Structure
The book consists of 76 sargas, sometimes translated as chapters or cantos, of Sanskrit verse.Summary
The Bala kanda begins with the ascetic ValmikiValmiki
Valmiki is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e...
questioning the famous sage Narada
Narada
Narada or Narada Muni is a divine sage from the Vaisnava tradition, who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana, and in the Ramayana...
if there is any man who is truly virtuous. Narada replies that there is such a man, and that his name is Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
. He then goes on to briefly describe Rama's physical characteristics
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
and to briefly summarize the story of the Ramayana. (Sarga 1) Next, the book describes how Valmiki wrote the Ramayana and taught it to Lava and Kusha (Sargas 2, 3 and 4) who soon enough launch into the full story:
Natal chartNatal chartIn astrology, a natal chart is a stylized map of the universe with the "native" at the center. It is calculated for the exact time and location of the native's birth for the purposes of gaining insight into the native's personality and potential...
of RamaRamaRama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
One of important informations in this Book is embedded in the Chapter (Sarga) 18, Verse 8 to 11:This day is celebrated as Ramanavami festival throughout India.
External links
- Bala Kanda (बालकाण्ड) रामायण at WikiSourceWikisourceWikisource is an online digital library of free content textual sources on a wiki, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aims are to host all forms of free text, in many languages, and translations. Originally conceived as an archive to store useful or important historical texts, it has...
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