Kamba Ramayanam Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban)

Translated in English by P. R Ramachander

Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)

5. Thailam aatu Padalam

The chapter  on  floating in oil.
(The people of the entire city accompanied Rama, Lakshmana and Sita who were driven in a chariot  by Sumantra.  The night came and when all of those people were sleeping Rama, requested Sumantra to go back    so that on waking people would think  that  Rama had   gone back to Ayodhya.   Sumantra went back to city   and along with sage Vasishta   informed Dasaratha about the going away of Rama  to the forest. Dasaratha died immediately Sage Vasishta preserves his body in oil and send emissaries to bring back   Bharata. The sixty thousand wives who wanted to die with Dasaratha    waited. Meanwhile  Rama went inside the forest  along with Sita and Lakshmana. Next day people of  Ayodhya    return back the next day,   The order of treatment is slightly different in Valmiki Ramayana.    Dasaratha tells Kausalya about the story of his curse  . Dasaratha dies in his sleep   and this  is noticed  by his servants and Kausalya was  not present at that time. In fact Kausalya and Sumithra were sleeping at the time of his death.. There is no mention   of any wives dying in the pyre. The return of Sumatra is  only  after   Rama reaches  Ganga and meets  Guha, leaving the people Sumantra goes towards Ayodhya but returns without  leaving a mark and takes them to river  Ganges )

1840. Who are the   people   who did not   follow,Behind Rama who was sent by his father   to forest?None except  the king Dasaratha   who had a great army  ,His queens  and the pictures  of Ayodhya  ,Which did not go  because    they do not   have  a soul.

1841. That chariot   of Rama  which was   made of pure Gold ,Went slowly  due to water spreading round   it due to the tears  shed by people,As well as the river      of the crowds   of people  surrounding it,And was similar   to the   the fish incarnation of Lord   Vishnu  ,Travelling in water   surrounding   the seven worlds during deluge.

1842. The sun god saying , “I do not like   to see Rama entering the forest”,Hastened up    to go in the stony paths    of the very deep forests,And with stars coming out  saying , we are always there  ,With light of sun disappearing  , and cows returning ,With buffaloes after grazing  , he reached the mountain of setting.

1843. The  crowd of lotus flowers  which   was similar   to ,The faces of ladies of Ayodhya   who had lustrous forehead,Created by Lord Brahma by    breaking  the moon,Growing in the toddy  , had lost their luster and had lost its beauty.

1844.  Because it was evening  , the sun whose light had gone  ,Was  like the good mind of the     daughter of  king Kekaya,Whose mind was poisoned  by Kooni    and had got faded,And  like her mind   was dark    having lost its goodness.

1845. The  faded sky  on which the stars    were spread everywhere ,Was looking    like the body of Indra  which is always  closely filled  With   eyes that do not blink, due to the    curse   of the sage  ,Who did not have    any sorrow    at any time.

1846-1847. Rama after  speedily going two Yojana   distance  from Ayodhya,Reached a garden   which  had pleasant smell  , got down from the chariot,And when he was   happily   staying    with the  knowledgeable sages   there,Who were happy due to his coming  , the army which followed Rama  ,Surrounded him in a circle    for one Yojana distance   and covered the ,Garden so tightly that   if one   wants   to throw gingely  , there was no place.

1848. All those who went along with Rama  , never put anything   in their mouth,They did not sleep  , They went   on crying   endlessly   and they stayed ,On the banks of the river which looked gem studded , on broad expanse  of sand,And on    the  grass lands   and in all places fit    for staying.

1849. On the  thin cloth which was like the film formed with hot steam,Of the   women with eyes like two blue lotus    flowers  , in the Scented  Lotus flower which has freshly bloomed in the    pond,Small girls  with untied hair  scented like musk, were sleeping.

1850. The old women   who have   walked   long distance    at the day time  ,Who have breasts   which beat  the  flowers of coconut  ,Young ladies    who had breasts like the buds   of lotus flower  ,Who had sharp  black eyes ,  who were   talking   words as sweet   as sugarcane   On their   laps  being   the mothers   who looked   after   them.

1851. Young ladies with  kajal applied eyes  which are like split tender  mangoes Were sleeping   like young female elephants  on the sand mountains which   had flowers,And  the valorous   marava lads who had    spears which always had flesh,Were sleeping   like small eyed male elephants   which protect female elephants.

1852. ,Some ladies   slept in the tent made   of Kurukathi sleepers  , in the,Outside   room   which was decorated by blue gems and looked  like the sky,And some others  in the middle of betel nut  tree forest   in the depressions,And on sand mountains  like a row   of winged   swans.

1853. In the scented forest of Champaka trees, some of them slept ,Like   the vanchi creepers  which had   broken  down with great tiredness.Some others with cloth tied over their breasts   , moving  like  ,The Pavala creepers  which grow on sand  , slept  with great  tiresomeness.

1854. ,  Young ladies  , who  were not able to   see  the face   and enjoy  ,The mercy of their husbands    who were  of good character and great penance  ,Like the very sad dancing peacocks    who were so tired   as if their soul is going,Slept   with their babies scratching    the tip of their breasts.

1855. Some who  were like  cool snow covering the mountain of kumkum,Slept   with the dust of sand spreading   on their pure breasts,Some with greatly faded faces   slept  on their pretty hands,As if they thought    the place was filled with lotus flowers.

1856. ,When all of them were sleeping like this     Rama  called ,Sumantra who has  not slept   and said, “There  is a job,For you who are complexly faultless    and full of goodness,That remains to be done   in the future  , Please hear about that.”

1857. ”It is impossible for us to ask these  people ,Who have great love to us     to return back and it is not,Good to go from here   to the forest without sending them ,.So  oh my father like Sumanthra  , if you can now  make the chariot,Look as if it has gone back   they would think   that I have gone back,And would themselves   go back , This is a request that I make to you.”

1858” .When Rama   of great honesty  told like this,The charioteer told,”if I leave you here , my soul will depart from me today itself,And I would go to Ayodhya  without soul    to see    there also dead bodies   and since,My mind does not like that  , I who am pitiable    but would be better than,The cruel mother Kaikeyi    and  the cruel   fate.”

1859”. Would I go and tell there   that  I left here the great Rama ,Followed by goddess like Sita   and  Lakshmana   in the  forest with flowers,And  Would I be able to tell   that I have returned  bringing Rama with me ?What should I the steel hearted   man go and tell    there?”

1860.  “Would I who am a very long    standing friend   go and tell that,Along with Sita who wears cloth over her breasts   and   who would not be ,Able to walk  on even   that the flower used   for making garlands   along  with ,The two strong sons  were  left  by me in the forest  to go by walk,And I returned back without any problem driving the chariot.”

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1861. Though I  am  with very strong senses   , a stone like mind   and an ignorant cheat,Would I be able    to tell Dasaratha   whose broken mind   has  destroyed his body,The  great words   which has been told by you  , who is extremely wise   or,Would  it be told by the messenger of God of death.

1862. ”Oh  Rama  ,to  the Dasaratha who is being kept alive   by consoling him,By telling that  all the people in four directions   and the people of the city  ,Would bring your son  ,would I be able   to tell these cruel words  ,Of God of death   and would  I be responsible to kill him.”

1863. ”Would I be able tell him that, the  lion among men ,To whom you became the father  with great difficulty ,By   doing Yagnas on fire   has gone  to the forest  ,And If I am the last one   who would be able to see  my king  , Possibly    queen   Kaikeyi    is a good lady compared to me.”

1864. After  telling Rama that these are  his views,He  became   like a serpent   hearing the thunder Struggled and  became worn out   , caught  hold ,Of the feet of Rama   and again and again,Kept on repeating    several words   and rolled on earth,

1865. Rama  who had   controlled his five senses  , who can be approached  ,Only with the pure wisdom which is    beyond the mind  ,Lifted that Sumantra with his big hands  , wiped   away his tears,Made him sit separately    and    told the following words.

1866. ”oh Sumantra who has  a great mind which realizes   that ,If one is born ,  pleasure and pain    are something which follows   from it,Thinking that it would lead to sorrow   or  thinking that , the people ,Of this world    would find fault with you  . how can we forget Dharma.

1867. ” The great dharma    would  give fame to the one who follows it,And would be with you even after   death  ,   would grant you the upper worlds,And   if sweet  events  happen to us  due to that   adopt Dharma  and if,Bad  events happen to us, is it proper    for us   to forsake Dharma?”

1868. “ Heroism  is not   the strength   that you have to face  ,The  great and lustrous   weapons    come and hit your chest ,But  it is   being told   as those  who do not leave    dharma ,Even if he dies   are completely loses   all the wealth   he has.”

1869. ”Oh Sumantra who   has   the spear that cuts body and drinks the blood,Suppose I return back now  considering the   sorrows  that I need face in the forest,My clan   which is ancient and which had kings whose fame   had touched the sky,Would be told as one which   erred from Dharma    due to me.”

1870. ,  If people say that”That  Dasaratha   who has great  truth   which  isbeyond person’s capability  has sent his great    son to the forest  “Then it would be great penance to the king   and   it would be a great  penance to me  ,If I obey it   word by word and completely. So do not take  pity on me.”

1871. ”You please   go there , first meet sage Vasishta,Inform him  my salutations   and along with him reach my father,And     tell him    my  mind’s intentions”,   said Rama.

1872. You also tell my    younger brother   Bharata  , To rule according to law   and do beneficial things  ,To greatly  pure Brahmins   and  the devas who live in heaven.And also tell him   to get rid   of the sorrow of loneliness  ,By coming away from there   and tell this in a soft way.

1873. Tell him  also  not to bother   about the great sorrow created by Kaikeyi  ,Even to a micro extent  in his mind   and show the same affection and care,That he has to me   on the king   Dasaratha   also.

1874.  After you   go there  along with   sage Vasishta   of great penance  ,Reach the palace   and meet Dasaratha     the greatest among males  ,And console    him with sweet   words  and  inform  him,That I   wanted a boon   from him   that   “I need this boon from you. Please show the same,Love that  you show to me   towards   my brother Bharata also.”

1875.   Further tell that “ after  fourteen years   I would return,And salute his holy feet  , and in this I would not fail”To the king , who has   the valorous elephant with the face mask,And    make his mind clear by the words  of the sage   who never gets tired.”

1876 .That Rama    who  is invisible and not reachable    even to the devas .And who had reached   the forest as per the need of his incarnation  ,Further said,  Inform my three mothers  of my salutations  ,And request them  later to  console the king  and   stay near him.

1877. Considering that   the duty of the servant   is to obey the order of master,And deciding that going back to Ayodhya   is the proper   thing  ,That Sumantra who could drive the great chariot   properly  ,And thinking that   “this is a sorrow    which has come due to fate  “And he looked   at her   who was  the cause of joy in life.

1878. That Sita   said,   “after informing my   salutations   to the king,As well as my  mother in laws  , request  my sisters, Who would be thinking about me  to  look after My parrot  as well as my golden flower.”

1879.  That expert   charioteer   after   hearing   those words of Sita,Becoming very sad thinking about the sorrows that Sita has to  face,And thought  “If bad things which cannot  be prevented comes,It would be better  to leave this life  and that it is not easy to do,And when Rama prevented him     he  sobbed and cried greatly.

1880. That Sumantra who had impartial love towards them,Slightly consoling himself  and told Rama, “Grant me leave to go”,And after saluting that heroic Rama   asked   the younger  Lakshmana,“What   should I tell in the palace “ , he told him as follows.

1881. ”After announcing  in the king’s council  That   this wealth  of Kosala,Country   is to be ruled by my lord Rama   and due to the oath,He had given to the Kaikeyi with scented   hair  ,That  Dasaratha   took away the kingship from Rama  .Does  he deserve to be called    as a king   even now.”

1882. ”That truthful king who made  his son go to the forest,And  made  him  eat  the raw    fruits of tree and who,Himself  partakes  in great feasts in the palace,Is taking  care of his body   and does  not have ,The strength    himself    to the forest,”

1883. Tell the king Bharata   who rules along with lustrous sword,“I am not  born with him  who is ruling   the earth,And I am also not an elder brother  to  my brother Sathrugna  ,And also tell them, that   even now  I continue to remain strong.

1884. Then Rama looked at his younger brother   and said,“Sir , do not tell the words    that are  not good  “ andThe expert on driving the chariot   with a struggling mind,Saluted them falling on the earth and started     to return back.

1885. Then he got ready the  chariot   and   attached ,The horses     to it in the proper   fashion,And due to his expertise   in chariot , drove it,In such a way  that   none who were  sleeping were disturbed.

1886. With his great character ,  the virtue of Sita   and his brother,The lord went   to  do faultless  mercy  , wisdom and truth ,With   only his    bow to protect him  in the mid of night.

1887. While that darkness   which was pitch black   being friendly  ,To those Rakshasas  who  help  the  cruel deceptive deeds,Wanting to help    their bad deeds  due to its friendship   with them,Was wanting to  obstruct    Rama   and others  , there appeared,In   the sky  the moon which looked  like    a hand held lamp.

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1888. Dharma   who was compelling    those two  with thunder like bow  ,Who were both supporting and keeping it alive   and who were,Interested in destroying   the   cruel sin of  killing others  ,Thinking of the   good things    that they are going to do  ,Came   to see them with joy   and the  face of that Dharma,Shined in the sky  like   the matchless   white moon.

1889. Seeing   the poverty of Rama  who was  going through,The forest path    surrounded   by very tall  bamboo plants,The lily flowers (changazhneer)  cried   and  folded  themselves,And the AAmbal flowers which open at night   which were,In look similar to head   of rat snakes   had fallen down,And  this being so, how can the other    tender flowers open at that night.

1890. To Rama who was similar to a black mountain  , to  Lakshmana  ,Who was like a gold    shield that was covering and protecting Rama,And to the  tender feet of that lady with eye brows like    the bow,The path    that they have to proceed was like  one spread with white cotton,Due    the moon spreading its early    rays  , every where.

1891. The small feet  of Sita, with  very narrow waist and very large breasts,And  very wealthy  luxurious black hair  are as tender   as the water bubble,And because she was following Rama  , it  is not possible for us to know,That  there is something greater than   the very strong love  she had  to Rama.

1892. Before   sun rose   on the east behind the rising mountain,Rama the consort of Goddess Lakshmi   travelled,To a distance of two Yojanas    towards the south  ,And we would now tell about   the deeds of Sumantra  ,Who went with a wounded mind   and stream like   tears On a chariot  drawn by   swift horses     speedily.

1893. Within  two hours    he reached  Ayodhya  protected by walls,And saluted   the holy feet of    the primeval sage(Vasishta)  and He heard   about all that happened  , became sad in his mind  ,And knowing all that was to come  said”Alas the king is dead.”

1894. He   along with Sumanthra went in to the   golden palace   of that king   sobbing,“Fearing the words of the people  Dasaratha was not willing to stop Rama  ,And Rama who is firm on Dharma  , did not hear   my advice to him,Not to go the forest and so who are there   who have won over fate.”

1895. , Lead by their innate desire,  the ministers   thought   that,Rama has   come back in the chariot   and   went round  Dasaratha,Who was like the moon surrounded by the cloud  ,But  not able to see Rama with a  cloud  like body ,And seing the state of Sumantra    with   tears,That never could change  and   became greatly dejected.

1896. When all of them told  that, “the chariot has arrived “,Dasaratha thinking that  the blessed one has  come back,Got up from his swoon   and opened his eyes,Which were like the faultless  lotus   flower,And seeing the  sage with great penance ,Asked him,   “Has   my hero come back?”

1897. Vasishta not in a position to say “no”  , with great sorrow,Remained silent   and   his face itself    told Dasaratha ,That , “Rama has not come back  “, he became exhausted,And  the sage  saying  , “ I do not have   ability,To see  this great sorrow  “ and went away from there.

1898. Dasaratha then looking at charioteer    asked him,Whether  Rama is inside the palace    or far away  ,And that expert charioteer   told him that,“Rama along with his brother   and the gold of Mithila,Had gone in side   the forest where tall bamboo plants   and they  are there”And immediately   Dasaratha  lost  his soul and died.

1899. Indra and other   Gods  like him   came  in a moon like ,Airplane lifted him in that  and becoming very joyous said,“Our father  of Rama has come”    and took him   to the world,Which was above the   world of God who sits on lotus from belly  ,And made    him reach the world, from which no body comes back.

1900. Kausalya who was   like   a very great peacock   understanding,That there is no palpitation   or breath , examining  and,Understanding that Dasaratha is no more  with   great  sorrow,Like a    worm without bones   which was exposed   to heat of summer   fell down.

1901. That lady    who did great penance   to  give birth to Lord Vishnu,Who   created   Brahma from  his belly button, after loosing her husband,Sobbed and suffered  like  devas who lost the nectar , the serpent who lost  the gem,And started wailing   like a female  Andril bird which lost its mate .

1902. ’That  Dasaratha   who cannot be opposed by any one and who has lost,His only protection   , has left us all   alas”   said she   and  like the fish,Which got upset   due   to  no rain  and no water in the soil  ,And     started falling    due  to body becoming unstable.

1903. ”Sons would send their   parents to the blessed other world  ,And not only that   they would protect  them when they are   alive  , is it not?And so how can evil occur to those    who have given birth  to  children?But  our son   instead of coming here and saying  “do not be scared”And protect our lives, has he not killed his father?”  saying this she started  shivering.

1904. ” That very  strong Dasaratha , without illness which causes   death,And not having lustrous    weapons on him   had died    due to his sons whom he loved.And he    thus resembled   snakes   with dots on   the banana plant  ,And also the bamboo plant  “ saying this she fell down fainted.

1904. That Kausalya who was struggling on the chest of the king  like  ,Lightning streaks over the cloud   said,  “Oh Kaikeyi with very  long pretty  well made hair,By your intelligence   you could get the earth   and got a  boon that   cannot be changed,And have you not now itself     stopped   the counseling?”

1905. Like a she elephant    tying a   royal elephant   by her  legs ,The sick Kausalya looking at Dasaratha   told, “Oh king who attained,Victory over    Sambara who cannot be easily defeated  in early days  ,You won the war  and devas lived  with joy due to you  and now  you are their guest.”

1906. Kausalya  who gave birth to Rama   whose  wealth of fame  was ,Enjoyed by the devas    asked, “Have you gone  to enjoy the fruits of Yagna done earlier”Or have you gone   to experience your advices   which were  matchless  and held tightly  by you,Or have you gone to enjoy the fruits  never defeated life , led by you as per  manu’s  edict.”

1907. When the chief queen of the great king   of earth was    crying and prattling,Her step wife Sumithra   who was also her friend   cried   and became enfeebled,And when that  palace   was tottering  like  the rotating earth at deluge,All other  largely ignorant   wives   of Dasaratha  came like a crowd of peacocks   and wailed.

1908. In this world  which had salt  pan  fields   surrounded by the oceans,Those queens whom the deva maidens and other virtuous  ladies ,Thought as most virtuous   and who had flawless  moon like faces  ,Stood  in the palace near the stable  mountain    like   a crowd of peacocks  ,

1909.  Those queens  who were holding and not leaving  the body of Dasaratha  Who had parted from his son and who   had lost his life   due to the abhorrent    words   of Kaikeyi , And who always stood only by the truth  were  looking like  those,Were waiting to travel in  the ship  which had crossed the ocean of birth,And had just returned and by which the fish called Avidhya   which makes one mad travels.

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1912. When all the sixty thousand queens had firmly   decided  ,to die ,With Dasaratha  in his funeral pyre   and with the   faultless  ,Queens Kausalya and Sumithra   becoming worried   and faded,And when Sumantra    riding on his gem studded   lustrous chariot  ,Went and informed Vasishta  he   looked at  the  acts of fate  ,By his mind and eyes    and started    sobbing.

1913. That Vasishta who came here thought   that  the king had died,Due to  giving the boon and parting with his son   and  further ,Thinking only about it became greatly depressed   and became  like a sailor,Of a broken ship in ocean full of waves  who had lost his capain.

1914. Vasishta   further thought that,  “Since there  is no one present,Who can  perform the death rituals   and also thinking   that  anything,Which comes is  bound to come   and taking in to consideration,Normal rules of the world   and deciding that these  could be performed,Only after Bharata   who is son of the cruel  lady who had lost her mind,Comes to Ayodhya    took the body away   from the ocean of women,And arranged   it to be preserved     in an ocean of oil.

1915. After telling the   sixty thousand queens that, “ When the  rituals,Of death are  being performed by him  , you can also climb the pyre.”And sending them away  and after making   those faultless   queens  ,To stay in the palace  , Giving the royal order   sent emissaries .With a request” bring back with  you Bharata   who wears the cool garland.”

1916. After those emissaries  left   for  the lustrous town of the king of Kekaya,The very wise Vasishta  asked the Commander  Sumantra  “Perform actions,That are needed”  and to perform his Dharma,  reached  his hermitage  ,And we   will now tell  what happened   to people   who went with Rama.

1917. The sun that gives sun light to us  , knowing the son of  his clan,Had died   and his sons   are   far away from him  , possibly,Thinking that  till they come I would look after  the kingdom,With the sea fishes    bellowing like a big drum,With devas praying him  , with people on earth offering morning ablations,With his sword with pure luster   shining by his side  ,Came riding     on his chariot of sun’s rays.

1918. Those citizens   who sorrowed like  no one has done beforeWho had forgotten themselves  , thinking that  Rama was still there,Got up and went to the place Rama was there  and  not able to see ,The cloud coloured Rama   who had   a lotus like eyes full of grace  ,Fainted   and closed their eyes  thinking  of  killing themselves ,And fell on the earth   and started   rolling there.

1919. They would  get up wanting to run in all eight directions,Get up, fall down  , fall in the ocean of sorrow , ail,“He has left us and gone away and what he did  is cruel”,And further say, “After all  the wide  Dandaka  forest is in this world  ,And so it is not proper for  us to loose our balance   and it is  not a crime.Let us follow the tracks  let by his chariot    and reach him.”

1920. All of them    searched for    the tracks and found  it to be turning  ,Towards   their great city   and   getting their soul back   said,“All of you  please do not be afraid  for Rama has reached  back to Ayodhya,And they shouted  with joy as if the sea and thunder have joined together.”

1921. All those people of the city who were  there  thinking that  ,The Rama who defeated   the god of love who belonged  ,To the matchless  spring , has returned    back to the city,And this acted  like great medicine for   bite of   very poisonous,Snake  . releasing the great poison from his   curved   teeth,And they were like  people whose soul   has left them   ,Who had taken great nectar  as medicine to cure death,And found that the soul    had entered  in to them  again.

1932. As the path progresses   not seeing any  other mark  than of the wheels of the  chariot,And not seeing any other marks  , with more and more  greater ebbing joy,Like  the sea  , in the period when creation started   after deluge ,  which crossed,The entire   limits of the   earth and  existed   within its own limits  , They returned back  and reached  great city of Ayodhya    surrounded by  walls.

1933. The people after  they entered the city   heard   that   their king,Had  attained      the golden land   and were mind broken  and shed their souls  ,WE would not be in a position to describe their   sorrow   and they also knew,That Rama had   gone   to the forest   and if there is a  limit of time,When    the  rest of the soul had to go out  , would it be when they heard  that?

1934. Without being able to help the king   and not also able   to help,Rama who went to the forest  , they  suffered  like those   closed in,The inescapable   prison of misery   and when  sage Vasishta  ,Who  was  with  them told  that he stayed there fearing ,The coming of unthinkable bad name   and he removed  their ,Extreme sorrow by  various   words  of consolations.

1935. As per the order  of the sage Vasishta  fearing the VadavagniWhich existed in  between the   seas   , like   the deep sea  ,Which never crosses its banks   when those sorrowing  people  ,Continued   to live  in that city  , we will now  start telling About   the Rama with a strong bow   who went to the forest,Due to penance of devas    as per the order  of the very generous  Dasaratha.

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About Kavichakravarthy Kamban

Kavichakravarthy Kamban
Kavichakravarthy Kamban

Historians place him in the 9th century CE, But surely Kamban belongs to the third great wave of Tamizh literature that started with the Sangam period (dated before the Common Era), followed by the widespread impact of Bhakti literature of the Alwars (vaishnavite saints) & Nayanamars (shaivaite saints). Kamban Authored Ramanaya in Tamil…Known as Kamba Ramayanam..

Kambar has been the milestone for the Tamil scholars that none had reached. He was also known as “Kamba Naatazhvar” at his time. Many Tamil authors from the modern world have written the books on the poet Kamban.

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Who wrote Tamil Ramayana?

Kambar or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180–1250) was a medieval Tamil poet and the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the epic Ramayana.

What is the difference between Kamba Ramayanam and Valmiki Ramayana?

Valmiki Ramayana and Kamba Ramayanam are two versions of Ramayana written in the Sanskrit and Tamil languages respectively. … Kamba Ramayanam is originally called as Ramavataram. Although Valmiki Ramayana is the original version of the story of Rama, Kamba Ramayana is believed to be based on the work by Valmiki.

What is the story of Kamba Ramayanam?

The Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki’s Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya.

How many Kandam are there in Kamba Ramayanam?

The book is divided into six chapters, called Kandam in Tamil. The Kandams are further divided into 123 sections called Padalam (படலம்) in Tamil. These 123 sections contain approximately 12,000 verses of the epic.

Kamba Ramayanam in English Index

Kamba Ramayanam: An Introduction
Bala Kandam
Bala Kandam – Padalam 1
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 23)
Ayodhya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Aranya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kishkinda Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Sundara Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 14)
Yudha Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 7 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 23)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 24)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 25)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 26)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 27)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 28)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 29)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 30)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 31)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 32)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 33)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 34)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 35)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 14 (Padalam 36)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 15 (Padalam 37)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 38)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 39)
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