Kamba Ramayanam Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban)

Translated in English by P. R Ramachander

Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 1(Padalam 2)

2. Mandharai Choozchi Padalam, Chapter on Mandhara’s evil plan.

(This chapter begins by telling how the information about the crowning reaches the queen Kausalya   of Dasaratha. Dasaratha as per the advice of the astrologer decides to have the coronation the next day.  The entire city is decorated. Sage Vasishta goes and Rama and advices him how to rule the country. Kooni the hunchback friend of Kaikeyi poisons her mind and she decides to ask two boons from Dasaratha,    No temple or worship in the temple is mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana.  In Valmiki Ramayana Dasaratha  himself informs Kausalya of the coronation . Sage Vasishta only instructs Rama and Sita about rituals to be observed and nothing about how to rule. Honoring of Brahmins as a duty of the king is not dealt in Valmiki Ramayana in this great detail.. No ritual is conducted by Sita in Kamba Ramayana.  Kooni according to Valmiki Ramayana is one among the dower sent by Kakeyi’s father.  The incident of her being hit by Rama is not mentioned in  Valmiki Ramayana. There is a hint in Valmiki Ramayana that  Kekaya had taken a promise from Dasaratha, that her son would be crowned as the king. )

1399. When these things were happening in the royal council,Some four ladies   who knew about it  who were  loving Rama,Along with open breasts   due to the cloth getting untied,With   untied long   hair  which had fallen  ,Who were  trying to catch hold  of their fallen dresses,And with their waist breaking   ran speedily to tell the news.

1400. Those four girls  were dancing   and were  singing,Without bothering about the tune  and made all those  ,Who see  them keep their hands over their head  ,And without knowing what to tell went in front of Kausalya.

1401. Kausalya who had given birth to Rama   who had the colour of the cloud,Saw those ladies who came to her   with love  and said, “Oh ladies  with ,Mouth like the red fruit  , from seeing you,  I can guess that  you have come here,To tell a very happy  news and so please   tell me that joyful news.

1402. , They said, “The emperor Dasaratha  is going to keep the crown,Which has been there for ages  ,  on   the head  of Rama , who is ,Your worshipful son   so that all kings would salute his feet with heroic anklets,And  are going to tell him  , “For a long time  protect this    world.”

1403. Hearing that  thinking that  her son would get the wealth of  kingship,A sea of joy was created in her mind   and making  is subside ,Was the  fearful thought   that   the king would go to the forest  ,And made her feel   that Badamukhaagni  was drying away her throat.

1404. ,In spite of that she presented    to    the ladies    who brought the news,Invaluable pearl necklaces  and  heaps of wealth   and  ,Then along with Sumithra who was   very close    to her  ,She reached  the temple   of the God who had the   shining wheel.

1405. After going there   she saluted   the feet  which was like a flower in the pond of,Lord Vishnu  who was  sitting with Goddess  Lakshmi  and  the Goddess earth,And who   was   the soul, the wisdom  and source  of all the devas  .

1406. That Kausalya   who kept   in her belly,  that enchanter God  Who had  kept  in his divine   belly     all the worlds ,Prayed  , “please shower your grace on my son, Who by your grace   was  born to me.”

1407. After requesting like this  , she arranged   to worship,The consort of Goddess  Lakshmi  to be worshipped  as per   four Vedas.And gave as charity cows with calf    to all  those .Who were doing  penance   near   the temple.

1408. Meanwhile   the experts in  mathematics   told Dasaratha,That the  most auspicious day for   crowning  of Rama was the next day,And as soon as  he heard that Dasaratha    who owned   huge  elephants  in rut,And also was wearing heroic anklet , requested  Vasishta    who had done great penance ,And caused  sufferings   to his own body  to come there  and he came.

1409. Dasaratha told him,   “Tomorrow is the auspicious     day ,And  to that Rama who  has shoulders where  pretty bows rubbed,Should be made to do the necessary rituals   with great speed,And he has also to be taught  the dharma   of proper   rule.”

1410. , Vasishta travelling with more   speed than his great joy,Reached the door of  Rama , the Lord of the Manu clan,And hearing about his arrival , the well garlanded Rama  ,Came out and sweetly received   him and took him  inside his palace.

1411. That Holy Vasishta   who   was  capable of   doing great penance   without rest,Looked at Rama   who had learned lot of great books   and  had lot of heard-knowledge,And said,  “Oh expert in war  , Dasaratha    who has great  love towards  you,Is going to give away the rule   of this kingdom to you tomorrow.”

1412. After saying this , he again looked at Rama   and said,“There is some thing very important that    I need to tell you,Hear it with attention   and follow   it with sincerity,”And after  this  he started  telling the well garlanded Rama.

1413. ”Brahmins   who are expert in Vedas   are greater than,The black colured Vishnu, Shiva   with an eye on his forehead  ,The Brahma who sits  on his own lotus flower , growing out   of the belly,, The five great elements    as well as truth  and so salute them mentally.”

1414. ”Oh son  , Is there  any method    to find   out,The number   of Brahmins getting angry , number ,Who join with our   mind and shower   their grace  ,And the number of devas who became sad   and those  ,Who became   great without   any effort. , due to that,”

1415. ,”And so Rama , because  Brahmins   are  like that  , You ,Salute the   holy feet of such Brahmins  who  have  moved ,Away from cruel deeds , praise and pray them  , tell sweet words ,To them   and also    do the jobs   as  ordered by them.”

1416. “When they order  , the fate would also help you,To  become   great and also   to get   destroyed,And there is nothing greater than   praising ,Those devas  of the world .”

1417. Even the holy trinity    who get great strength  by possessing the,The rolling wheel, the  trident and  the Goddess  Saraswathi   who never gets confused,If they leave out  holy dharma  , purity of the mind   and merciful behavior,They   would find that  nothing  good   is happening to them.

1418. ”Oh son of justice  , You  do not posses   the qualities like ,Deception  which can  lead  you to   your destruction   but  ,Please think  about  how  one attains such criminal   habits.

1419. When you  do not have enmity with   any one   ,You do not  fight  with any one, your fame  would be stable ,Your army   would not reduce and it would be stable, ,And if it  is so   would any one  want to fight with you?

1420. ”Oh son, Controlling the five    sense organs  which lead ,To their controlled pleasures , if one   daily   examines ,The income to the government , we would be strong enough ,To scare  our enemies   and that   is the ideal rule   and that rule,Is like a penance ,  one does standing on the tip  of the sword.”

1421. ”Even if one is   Shiva with  his consort  of Uma   or Lord Vishnu riding high on Garuda Or  Lord Brahma having eight  eyes   that does    not blink  or to the king with  great shoulders  ,The ruling  of the country according  to advice  of    Minister is masculine   thing to do.

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)

1422. T o  those sages    who have  become ones with only bone   and skin,And  the devas   who do not   have that   also ,   the control of Their great enemy,Which is their sense organs   do not have   a better wealth   than,Love , which has nothing before  or after  in all the three  worlds.

1423. In this world  of all  beings , The kings are  like bodies,To all those souls   and to them  , if they do not cross  the limits of Dharma,And Truth,  at any time without any doubt   whatsoever  ,What is    the need of doing    Yagnas and Yagas?

1424. If a king talks sweetly  , has  charitable habits  ,is a thinker,Who  puts in effort to do work ,  is   pure  , is great, gets victories ,Who never   moves away from the tenets of justice  even a little  .Then would    that   king    face destruction at any time?

1425. By  removing all those which do not support   good character,And  maintaining   his sense of justice  like the hand of balance used to weigh gold,Any great king who rules    the world  ,  and he  would   not need  an eye,Except  the time when they are hearing the advice  of good ministers.

1426. ,If a king   acts as per the advice of sages   who are thinkers   ,And are  deeply interested  in what they   do  without any change ,Due to the great love and reverence   they have to them,Then their love and honour towards  him is a  great weapon to him.

1427. If the passion raised  by  the ladies    who wear  pretty waist belt  ,Who are termed as   the comets   on this earth, are not there in a king,He will never face destruction  nor will he go to hell.

1428. Vasishta  who was an expert   on religious philosophy,After   teaching these   and other  rules of Dharma   and justice,To Rama who  is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu who swallowed all the three   worlds,Along   with him   reached the temple   of   the God with thousand crowns.

1429. After worshipping the God   who sleeps on   his   snake bed,He  made Rama bathe   in the auspicious waters made by chanting of four Vedas there ,And after   completing all rituals    prescribed     by wise   people  .He spread white Durba grass on the   floor and made Rama   sit on it.

1430. When Rama was sitting on Durba seat   and happily doing the rituals,Vasishta who wears   the three stringed   sacred thread on his chest  ,Quickly went back   and told   about it all to the  emperor , who ordered,That the proclamation to decorate   the town be made by beating the drum,.

1431. The  One who proclaims   went round the city and   beat the drum and told,“Rama    would be crowned as the consort   of the mother  earth,And so let this   city be decorated.” And this also made the devas  happy  . 

1432. Though  the words that   that Rama the lad  , who had the fame ,Of the poems singing about him   would wear the pretty crown,Were one which made the ears sweet  , to all those people of the city,It was like the offering given in sacrifices as  well as  nectar.

1433. They made great sound  , became  happy   and danced   and sang,Some developed sweat  , some   increased in weight      due to joy,To many the hairs stood erect  ,  and they praised  king Dasaratha,And  gave great wealth to all who told this good news.

1434. Those loving citizens   of the city   beautified  it,Which was already pretty    like improving   the luster,Of the Sun    who has  packed together   rays ,And   like  polishing   the Kausthuba  gem,On the wide   chest of  the God who lies  down.

1435. ,Several rows   of flags  coloured as white, black   red  as well as other colours.Appeared   in the city   and it was looking like   that all the birds   have entered the  city,To witness    the great coronation   Ceremony of Rama   who wears flower garlands  with honey.

1436. There  banana stems resembling the thighs of the ladies were  erected,And like  the neck of those ladies  , the city became crowded   with betel nut trees,And like   the white colour of their smile  , here and there  garlands of pearl hung,And golden pots filled with water resembling their breasts  were arranged.

1437. The early sun entered the city   through   the decorative  hangings,Of the doors of the city  and a  distinct   ptrettiness  came to light  ,And those decorative hangings  in the form of  sharks were  made to  touch the moon,And gave out very great brilliance   and gave a  very fresh look.

1438. Those faultless pillars made of red gems   which were covered with white cloth,Resembled   the white ash coated  Shiva having the blue coloured Uma  by his side,And the  pillars  made of white  pearls  were looking like  morning sun hid by snow.

1439. The streets of the city with the luster  like full moon  created by   gem garlands And the rows    of gem stones   thickly erected   gave out light like   early sun,And crowd of blue gems   creating light darkness   ,And  the day  very well coincided to the day  fixed by experts  on  astrology.

1440. The  Groups of chariots   with decorations like dancing horses ,Resembled the   planes   which have   descended from heaven to earth,And the huge elephants   in rut   with shining   face mask  .Was like the  rising mountain   which can be compared,To the sun      roaming   in those streets.

1441. In the city blessed with wealth  , on the huge walls built by crystal stones,Red gems were climbing   and shining and  due to that,  the   red sky  ,Which appears   in the evening  because it removes darkness , neither grows  nor   reduces.

1442. in those   streets with buildings   there  was   rain of flower,Rain of water  , rain of fresh scented   powders   ,Silver rain due to falling   of pearls   and the golden rain,Due the dashing together   of golden gems    ,And it looked  like     there   was a huge    rain there.

1443. ,Like the heroes who have tied their heroic anklets   with a   rope,The Elephants in rut   which can be compared    to clouds,Were tied  with she elephants    who were like the ladies of the city  ,Who were wearing hanging waist belts  and  had chariot like  hips,Walked along     with the garland with bells tied on them.

1444. In the city  the rising wealth , beauty   and joy  ,Were not reducing   and   without knowing it earlier  ,When the devas came to see the coronation  ,They thought  they have not come to  Ayodhya and were confused.

1445. Due to the very   great sound    that was   being made  to decorate the city,And make it   like the golden town of devas  , like   the   horrors done by Ravana,Was born again in earth   to destroy  him  , Kooni ,a hunchback lady  ,Who had   a cruel mind that is not approachable   came out and saw it.

1446. That Kooni who came out like that  , with her mind  shaking  ,With great anger   and mind that was giving her pain  ,With eyes   giving out fire sparks   , with voice   which was stuttering  ,Started creating a matchless   sorrow  to all the three  worlds.

1447.  She recollecting  the  mud ball which hit her  , being  sent  by Rama,In his very young days   in her mind  , with a mouth  with folded lower lips,Reached the palace   of Kaikeyi who had   a red mouth   like Kovvai fruit.

1448. She reached Kaikeyi   who was like  coral garland  lying on the waves  of ocean of milk,And was  like  a  lotus flower generated the best of the gems of  the four seas,And whose   eyes were    showering grace   who was sleeping  on a very soft bed.

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)

1449. Like   the bad  planets moving from one place to another to cause problems,She neared Kaikeyi  who was the daughter of Kekaya   and touched her feet ,Which was  like  a fully open lotus flower due to penance And on which she was    wearing   a golden     anklets.

1450. As soon as Kooni rubbed her feet , that lady who had a godly virtue,Woke up   and though sleepiness  has not left   her long eyes ,And being egged  by   the horrible fate  which will  bring her bad name,She started  to talk   to her  in conversation.

1451. Kooni said,  “Like the moon shining with light which produces   coolness,Every thing   does not change  even when    the cruel snake  Rahu  is nearing it,Even while a great sorrow    is coming    to give you lots of trouble,You do not seem to be sorrowing but sleeping happily.”

1452-1453. When that Kooni who was like  great poison   told like this  ,Kaikeyi who had a spear like eyes  said “ My sons who hold  the bow,To kill their enemies  are  doing well and  in their jobs,They never waver from path of Dharma   and so  What bad  ,Trouble can come to me now? And it   is told   that  ,Those   who give birth to   sons with good characters ,Which are praised by others , would leave   out,Sorrow ,that cannot be removed    and attain salvation.And when I have given birth to Rama   who is like Vedas ,To   all the worlds which do not mix together , What problem can come  to me.”

1454. When Kaikeyi   who had very deep love    towards  Rama told like  this,That Kooni , who was like the sin surrounding  her  started talking and told  ,“Your welfare has been destroyed,, your wealth has   suffered ,Your step wife Kausalya   due to her intelligence has got wealth and welfare.”

1455. When Kooni told  those words  , she who wears    selected ornaments,Said,  “Since  my husband is the king of kings   and since   my son  Bharata,Is a very  famous one  , What other greater   thing  is going to be achieved  by her?”

1456. ”With masculine men making   fun of him  ,  bringing stain to his masculinity ,Rama bent   his great bow to kill   a lady     who was  known as Thadaga ,And   his coronation would be carried  out tomorrow  and this is what Kausalya got.”

1457. And when these words were told to her ,  the mind  of Kaikeyi,Was exactly like  the mind of Kausalya  and she  could not see the difference,For ,   the father of Rama  had entered in to her mind  and was living there.

1458. ,Due to love rising up and  making  sound of happiness  like sea   in her mind, That pure one with a   faultless   face   shined like moon   and due,To it further rising up   and cross    all the boundaries  , she gave  ,A garland made of Rathnas which  was  like the chief   of all flames.

1459. The cruel Kooni   shouted  in a  loud  voice  , chided  ,Stared with her   small eyes so that fire came out   of it,Berated her  , Took deep hot breaths  , disfigured herself  ,Cried and  using the golden chain to dig a hole on the floor.

1460. That kooni who  gave rise  to pain  saw Kaikeyi with anger ,And said,  “you are ignorant  , your mind is not all right,You suffer    sorrow   along with child born to you  ,I cannot tolerate  you to be   servant  to the servants,Of   your step wife      for a very long time.”

1461. ,  “When the  Sita with red mouth   and  the black prince  ,Are seating in a high seat   with great joy  , if  the time comes,When Bharata  without any thing  has to sit  on the floor You will think  about the reason for  your happiness,As well  as  the good that you are likely to get for  being happy?”

1462. ,”Kausalya has not forgotten   the good that has come to her  ,And Rama has attained the kingship which is wealth among wealth,Because  Bharata was born to you he has   not died   and for,What purpose has he to live? Though he is born , he is as good as  not born.”

1463. , If the entire world   is going to be truly    ruled by Rama ,And Lakshmana     and they also  are going protect    this country,For limitless years   it is better  for Bharata  along ,With his brother    to go away  and do great  penance.

1464. The well decorated  Bharata   who has the elephant in rut,With prettiness   which attracts the lady of earth  , should rule  the earth,And   should be kept in the   row of great kings,But since he was not born to that, it is better he dies.

1465. ,”That king Dasaratha  who wears   heroic anklets made of gold Since Bharata   has not been lucky ,was  sent by him ,Through the  mountain path with teak trees   to  ,The Kekaya country   which is very far off.I came to know the reason for that  only  today.”

1466. ,Again  Mandhara(kooni) started telling in a classified manner,“Oh my son, Oh Bharata  , by giving   the country to Rama ,By going away from  justice  , using the water  of the world,Dasaratha   has become a cruel man and your mother ,Also has become cruel  , In between them what can you do?”

1467 .”Oh Kaikeyi , you who were born  in a royal family  ,Who was brought up in a royal family  , got married in to a royal family,Are falling in the ocean of sorrow , where to find the shore is difficult,Even if I tell you are not   obeying  , do you  understand it.” said she.

1468. ”Bharatha   has  knowledge ,, youth  , inestimable    strength  ,Greatness  is war with bow   and  limitless very good qualities  ,And if   he does not become the king  , all these ,Would go waste like   the nectar   which falls   on grass.”

1469. When the cruel  words  were told by Kooni , making her mouth bitter Fell on her  , Kaikeyi felt as if   ghee   has been poured,On already raging fire   and that  pretty daughter  of king of Kekaya, With great anger making her eyes   red stared   at Kooni  and started speaking.

1470. ”Oh cruel one   , great people, like the lustrous   great sun,   Will not swerve from the path of truth even if they loose   things like    their soulThese kings who belongs to the Manu clan     who follow  the  clan ,Descendent   rules  like the peacock. Why did you tal ill of them  by base  intentions.”

1471. ”Oh lady with an ignorant mind  , you are not   one who does good to me,And you  are also not one    who does   good to  my son Bharata,And if we examine as  per Dharma, you are  not one who does  good to yourself,And due to being lead  by Karma , you are  telling what is in your mind.”

1472. ”Giving bith to children loosing them and getting    another one All lead to fame  but if we lose  our fame  , lose our sense of justice,Lose the nature of  following good path  , lose the penance that we are doing  ,Lose  the valour   without  doing mistakes  or change   the rules  of our clan  ,We lose   our fame    completely.”

1473. ”Oh ignorant one  , go away    from my front  , I have pardoned you,Without punishing you by  your  toungue   which is silly  , If this is known to people    outside   you would   be considered ,As having done treason    to justice    and  rules of behavior, so keep quiet.”

1474. That Kooni , in spite of hearing   these words  , like any  effort of curing poison,Is not effective   in curing it   and causes sorrow   said , “Oh lady  who is like a pretty creeper,Who is  in my protection  , unless I am able to do  good   to you  , I will not move out,”And    fell   at the feet of Kaikeyi and   further talked.

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 2 (Padalam 7)

1475.  “If we see  the practice that   the eldest   son inherits the kingdom,Is not Rama with a colour of the blue sea , younger  than Dasaratha  who rules the earth?And if  Dasaratha agrees   to give   the crown to    Rama     who is younger,How can we stop Bharata     from inheriting    this   kingdom which gives progress?”

1476. Even  in case the sages   who are full of Dharma   and who have  done,Very great penance  , after receiving difficult   to get wealth  , their   thought changes,And though  Kausalya   does not  torture   you with intention of killing you,By their mind    they would   cause you  great sorrow so that you would die by yourself.

1477. For Kausalya  who has   very broad imagination,  if  her son is   going to rule  Thinking of  the land  he gets is not sufficient , she would try to own the entire world,And  you and your son who has great love to you ,  will own only what she gives you.

1478. To  those followed by sorrow and poverty who are forced to come  to beg in your house,Would you give wealth after begging from her? Or would    you stand there ashamed?Or would  you commit suicide   thinking   that   this bad    fate   has come to you?Or would you say no to the beggars ? How are you going to live?

1479. Oh intelligent one  , Are you  worried as  to what is to be done?In the future after some days , your father  , your brother  ,The relations  of yours  or those    who are    there  in your clan,Thinking of destroying their poverty   and loss in status , if  they come here ,Would they be able to see  your wealth or the wealth of your  step wife  ?

1480. ”Oh ignorant one  , fearing   your husband who has great love towards   you,Janaka the father   of Sita with mouth as red as the red fruit  ,Has not   waged a war and destroyed  your father   and he is  now uncle of Rama,Is there any  future left to your father , Who are in this world who have  as much bad name   as you?

1481. ,Also your father   Kekaya   have other great enemies and  when they attack him,If the king Of Kosala   does not go and help him  , how will your father  get victory?Please tell that way, You have  firmly  decided  that  your relations   would fall  in the sea if Sorrow.

1482. You have completely spoiled the chances and   destroyed   your pet son Bharata.If Dasaratha   who owns  the earth  dressed by the ocean with rising tides ,Gives  the kingship to Rama   then later   it would  go only to his children,Or his very close brother Lakshmana . Would it   ever come back to Bharata?

1483. When the cruel Kooni told like this  , due to illusion   created   by devas,Who wanted   the  boon that   they had received  should come true ,And also due   to   great penance done    by great Brahmins The mind of Kaikeyi changed to the path  that was  indicated by Kooni.

1484. Due to the sins of Rakshasas   and   the great penance  by other people,Which stood in her mind   like a good deer  , she left off her good mercy.And due to that   all these worlds  belongs to Rama even today  ,And his  epic great   fame keeps on spreading everywhere  .

1485. That Kaikeyi whose mind has changed like that   saw with love,That  Kooni  who was full of Karma  said,”You are having love   towards me.You are being good to  my son Bharata also  .Please tell me  how,That Bharata     would posses   that very pretty crown.”

1486. When Kaikeyi who had eyes like   the half cut   tender   mango , told like this,Kooni said, “My friend is an able lady and   she who is my help   is a great lady”And  Saluted the feet of Kaikeyi  “if you are   going to obey  my words and make the mind of Dasaratha,Depressed then I will tell you how to make  all these fourteen worlds  come   to your only son Bharata .”

1487. She who was hunchbacked in the mind also said, “Oh lady with a cool gem-like smile,After great thought   I am telling you something.  When the Sambarasura who was wearing, The garland of victory was defeated, and Dasaratha    won as if that battle was an easy sport,He gave you two boons   and now you demand that from him    and get it.”

1488. ”Using one of those boons make, your son get the kingship,And using the other   make , Rama wander  in the great  forest,For fourteen years    after he goes away from Ayodhya ,If you do this , the entire rich world   would   obey,Your son Bharata    and this is the trick I suggest.”

1489-1490. When Kooni told  like this   , the very pleased  Kaikeyi  .Hugged her like her own soul   and after   presenting  her,With great wealth   and  garlands with costly gems    praised her by telling,“You have given this   world surrounded by  the tumultuous sea,To my son Bharata   and  so you have become mother  of a king.You have told a good trick  . If Bharata   is not crowned by gem studded crown,And if Rama is not driven out to the    dense   forest  ,I  would take away   my soul before  king Dasaratha,And go away from this world . You can go now.”

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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.

FAQs

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.

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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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