Kamba Ramayanam Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban)

Translated in English by P. R Ramachander

Kamba Ramayanam – Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)

13.Ezhuchi PadalamChapter   on departure.
(Another 5 chapters  describe  how  Dasaratha  departed  from his city  along with his  wifves, teacher  , army and men ans women. This entire aspect is covered  by Valmiki  using very few slokas .Another important  difference  is that none of the ladies  of Ayodhya  including  the queens  attend the  wedding of  Rama. No women from  the family of Janaka  also  allow d the wedding. Similar system is followed even today  in some sections  of North  India. Possibly Kamban wanted to follow the custom of South India.)

732. Those  messengers who travelled fast   went with the speed of wind,And reached the city of Ayodhya   where drums were playing like thunder,And   reached the main door of the king where   the small kings  with  knocking crowns,Were crowding,, since they did not get space   to salute the feet of the  king.

733. After getting the grace   of the king   they entered  inside  ,And as per rule  reached in his front and after  saluting   the feet of the king,And also praised the king   and told, “oh king  ,This is what has happened    after your sons  left with sage  Viswamithra,”

734. After telling  about Rama ‘s valorous   deeds   they  showed.The king  the  note requesting marriage    and then told,“Oh king without endless fame  , this is a letter given by king Janaka .Another  learned  official of the court   who was    supposed    to read notes and letters,Received the note with joy   and Dasarathha who was wearing  ,Changing clanging   heroic armlets   told him, “You may read.”

735. When he heard     what Janaka    wrote   about the  proficiency  in use of bow,By his  eldest  son   in that note on palm leaf  , his  diamond like  shoulders ,Increased  in size  with   great joy   and the armlets    that he was wearing started  crying.

736. That king who had victorious  spear  in his hand ,with great surprise told,That he heard   in Ayodhya    the great sound   raised   by the breaking of the huge bow ,Which was used to win over   the  seven worlds after destroying Yagna  by Daksha,By Lord  Shiva   who had a very long matted hair  and who had axe as a weapon.

737. Dasaratha who was having stout    shoulders resembling  the mountain,After telling suitable reply   and telling “Let  those  messengers   ,Who were wearing  heroic armlets   close by  receive it”,And went  on giving them    golden ornaments and cloths.

738. Dasaratha ordered , “ Let Valluvai(Official announcer) Play drums which are  kept on elephants and announce”,“Let our army   as well as princes   go in front   towards  Mithila,Where  Rama    who looks likes   the God of love  ,Who was born to good acts of forefathers belonging to clan of Sun is there.”

739. Like Jambavan announced the news  of  the reddish eyed Lord Vishnu  ,Who has hair decorated by Thulasi leaves    which used   to shower  honey ,As per his nature measured   all the world  by two of his steps,The  Announcer(valluvan)   of the ocean like army  ,Went round   all places   and announced     the  news.

740. The army  of the king  who walked like a bull,Making it appear that   there is no space  left   in this worldRose   like the sea   at  the deluge   with great  wind,And marched    imprinting its feet everywhere.

741. Making it appear     that the entire earth is but a small place  ,The densely  marching chariots in which kings     rode,Looked like Sun,  similar to the  Sun   embossed on themAnd    the elephants   with   decorations  of their head Made by  pearls which were  rays   of the Sun  ,And also like     the clouds    having rain bows.

742. The white decorative umbrellas  being held  in between the army,Looked like innumerable swans flying on the sky spreading their   wings  ,And the crowd of decorative flags which were   held upAppeared as if they were   falling from sky whose  skin is removed.

743. The waving flags on the elephants  whose   water of rut,Was flowing down to the holes in the trunk  belonging to the army ,Which was  making people say “This indeed is the sea.” ,
And   flags which were like clouds  which appeared,As if they were   coming down to drink water of the sea.

744. The ornaments   worn by people   reflected the  early sun’s rays,Which  hits the umbrellas   made of peacock feathers  , which  without leaving   a shadow,Spreads    in all places   and those  peacock feather umbrellas  ,Would make the blue   water rich clouds   in the  sky ashamed,And the drums    would blare out from the army making those  clouds wilt,Because they do not posses such a very regal sound.

745. The horses   tied with bells on the neck carrying   the ladies ,Look like the flowing river   with tide   carrying     swans .Those ladies with dense breasts   and long thin braids   looked like  ,Streaks of lightning  and the young she elephants  looked like clouds.

746. Due to the huge crowd as   one person was rubbing on another ,The saffron red paste   worn on the breasts of young ladies  ,And the sandal paste worn on the mountain like shoulders by men,Dropped down  and the ocean like  path that  the army followed,Shined like  the thin bed on which men and women engaged in love play.

747. The breasts  of  Ladies with words   which are sweeter than sugar syrup   and a red mouth,Which trouble  like god of death  and which are hidden by their   cloth ,Using   the pearl necklaces lying   over them give  out the luster  of moon,And due to  the gems that they are wearing in a row  , give out early sun light.

748. The men  with scented hair  , having shoulders which say that  mountains are  not their   equal,Who wear   very great quality   gold ornaments  , holding the bow as well    as the sword,Walked  like the male elephants   which   walk embracing    the she elephants,By the side of their pretty wives who had a waist like a thin climbing plant.

749. Like   the pretty flowers with good perfume   surrounding the clouds ,Since only the faces   of   ladies with    large   hair   was visible   that too near each other,The  groups of palanquins in which they were   travelling looked  like, Several full moons were travelling together   in  vehicles on the sky.

750. Due to the  ceaseless flow of rut of elephants  wearing face decoration ,The entire land was slushy   and not able to cross that slushy earth,Al the elephants   were  confused  and with the booming sound of ocean with tides,And   it seemed   that they were  searching   for the eight elephants  that bear the earth.

751. The flock of the horses   like    the nature  of God as well as  the mind of  prostitutes,Who show love outside   but  who really do not love , who wear  cloth over their pretty breasts,With the  jingling sound by the gems in their neck , were jumping  in different directions,And were   not firm and stable   in any place   for a long time,

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752. Those ladies   who had  love tiff  with their men  , Who were  not seeing them directly,Who were taking deep breath often , Who were lifting up their eye brows in anger  ,Who were wearing garland with open flowers, and who were spreading their   hair,On hearing the news like the soul of men   went    very near   to their men.

753. The  fearless elephants who  had cheeks from which water  of rut flows like a stream,And which  give out fire   when they hear the word “goad”  , considering that they are  their enemies,Dash against both shores   and break   the huge trees   in several places  , uprooting some times,And rubbing on those trees some times    and looked  as if one river was moving.

754. The    tree branch like Dasaratha    who showers  grace  on all persons in trouble,Still had not departed from Ayodhya and in spite of it  , it looks as if  there is no space  ,Even to put a black gram on earth   and  one part of his army   which left Ayodhya,Had already reached   and touched the outer walls    of the great  city of Mithila.

755. The ladies surrounded by bees    travelling in a series   of carts ,Were causing confusion in the mind of men who see them,And the crowd of the faces of those ladies  were like lotus flowers in  a lake.

756. When a lady who was    getting up a cart  , with dense  love,Saw with a corner of her eyes  her lover who was   running behind  her,The Kajal   of her eyes  appeared  like  sweet nectar   to that man.

757. A man who was   going away   from a lady who had eyes of a young deer,In those cultivated fields which were filled with water   and slushy mud,Saw   a swan  and tender lotus flower   and being   reminded ,Of his lover’s gait   and feet  was tottering   with body and mind ,And had the appearance of    of one who was swinging in the swing.

758. That army accompanied    by the blaring noise  of conch and drums,Due to it being completely filled    with white umbrellas    and fans,Looked like the River Ganges and the royal insignia   were found in pretty heaven.

759. That army also was comparable    to a big battle field because ,Their ladies   who speak sweetly and are comparable to celestial maidens,Were sending  their sharp tipped eyes   which was comparable  toThe spear of God of death  To hit on the chest   of their lads.

760. The shoulders neared each other like pillars of stone ,The sword army neared   each other like lightning of their swords,The feet neared each other   like the intertwining of lotus flowers,And the  foot soldiers  neared each other like Yalis.

761. One lad who  never moved away his face    which was staring, At the tied up breasts of a young lady , not able to know his path,Proceeded like a blind man  and hit against an elephant in rut.

762. When a girl who  had the looks of a peacock   slipped  and  fell,From   A   springing horse  with   good hair whorls   on his body,A merciful man   using   his long hands   supported ,But instead of keeping her down, continued to hold her.

763. When  one pretty girl  was   continuously walking   moaning,Her two lotus like feet pain,   One lad    said,“To hug  this girl  with huge  breasts resembling  ,A head of elephant in rut , my chest is not broad enough”.

764. One person   who had curly hair over which bees   fly around,  And who was walking like   an elephant showering water of rut  ,Seeing a girl’s eyes which were very sharp , his sharp spear,Wanted to find out which of them is more sharper.

765. Seeing a pretty lady    with wave like hair  ,With lotus like feet   and sword like black eyes,A lad   asked, “Oh lady  who has long arms wearing bangles,Where have you misplaced your waist while   coming?”

766. Seeing a lady   with killing eyes like god of death,And who  did not reply by her mouth but only by her eyes,One lad asked,  “Who  would help you to climb ashore ,By lifting you   from the waters of the river on the way?”

767. One camel which was carrying a big burden ,Which it cannot download  , without eating ,All the newly formed fresh leaves was eating     the bitter leaves  of neem,Like the people drinking toddy  whose heart  and mouth had dried.

768. Those people of Babbara country   who had red eyes,And  body of dark colour  , who were tied to a staff,And carried a huge stick on their shoulders so they cannot move speedily,Went forward  like   an elephant in rut  carrying a huge  stem  ,Which was tied so that they would not knock on each other ,Carrying    the stick   of the  frame  of their   burden.

769. When the mad elephant  getting angry  ,touched,The she elephant   then those ladies sitting on that  she elephant,Greatly scared wanted to close their eyes  by their hand,But became sad because Their eyes was beyond their two hands.

770. In that forest    of pretty lotus flowers  ,The ladies travelling on she elephants   whose tails touched the earth,Looked like   a toad travelling    on a  tortoiseWith their dwarf  guards travelling with them.

771. One flower branch like lady   carried by   a horse ,Which had bent its forelegs upward    and was being  ,Followed by an elephant   looked like saying,“This girl is not fit to live here    but  ,She   belongs   to the   king  of devas.”

772. When the men told  that  our lord Rama ,Has    broken the bow  , well pleased the ladies,Who had   tied hair which was likely to fall  ,Instead of holding it   and without   trying  ,To collect the gems when their waist belts broke  ,Started running thinking of marriage   of Rama.

773. ,The Brahmins who were scared of the elephant in rut  , As well as pretty damsels   started going  in the front,Holding their umbrella  , walking  on their toes,Holding their water pot   and without taking   their hand from their nose.

774. The ladies with  scented flowers decorating their hair,When they saw a form of a lad came before them  bringing tears in to their eyes,Told them, “If you have come to receive me  ,Get in to chariot with me “ and waved their hands.

775. Chariots making sound  , elephants  , horses,Long row   of drums   generating  sound,Made all the  people not  understand ,What the other person was  talking ,And all of them were  walking dumb.

776. The ladies who wore  cloths thinner than   the small spider web,Who were having pretty black hair,  which made  bees fly around,When they were walking  with gem stuffed anklets  making sound,And they resembled   the swans   in the lake making sound.

777. The ladies who resembled Goddess Lakshmi   who was,Born in the ocean of milk   with    very clear waves ,When they were  watching them through   a hole   in the thin screen,The eyes of lads were filled with joy and made them shout loudly  ,And also the playful bees seeing the rut   water from elephants  made noise.

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778. The anklets worn by ladies    with black eyes  Which can reach the soul of the lads,Produced music similar  the sound of deer,And accompanying it   the horses neighed ,Resembling the thunder of clouds.

779. The lustrous face of ladies who were walking,With soft steps   making the Goddess earth happy  ,And their eyes which resembled the small  bees,Trapped in the lotus    flower after drinking honey,Made the  God of love happy  as well as   some lads.

780. Apart from the dust raised by the army  the scented powders,Dropping from the coconut like  and well built  breasts  of ladies,Whose waist was smaller than thought , who had   pretty coral like red mouth,And spoke words which were sweeter    than fruits, filled up everywhere

781. The big chariots decorated by pictures  whose  ,Number cannot   be guessed very easily  was crowded,By  innumerable  men as well as ladies and  ,All of them were rushing forward crowding with each other,Only bothered about the way that they have to take .

782. With harnessed horses  , chariots and soldiers assembled,And travelling very fast  , the dust raised spread   and mingled ,With the water drops of the cloud    and not  only that ,They spread in all directions    and reached the elephants  in eight directions,And blocked  the holes through  which rut water   flowed of those elephants.

783. With their hands that held the shield   holding the lustrous sword ,And wearing    shining armlets due to being studded   with gems in the other hand,Holding their wives wearing anklets in legs   by their    tender hand wearing choodakam(bangle?)They slowly lead    them    through the slippery path   made by ,The flow of rut water   from several elephants wearing   decorative  face shield.

784. Seeing   the fields  , ponds  and  depressions   were  completely filled ,With  fully open  Neithal flowers  , lilies   and   red lotus   flowers,Which indicated  their  hands  , face  mouth   as well as eyes ,The ladies  saluted their husbands to pluck and give it   to them.

785. The  ladies who got down  on the earth  from horses going in a row,Seeing that  an elephant has come   started   running helter-skelter,With their   scented tied up hair falling down   due to weight,With gem studded ornaments falling down   and with   the pretty  thin cloth,That were wearing getting loosened  and they   ,Ran like a peacock holding their cloth   with their tender hands.

786. With umbrellas   with peacock feather   hangings  , cluster garlands,And with forest of flags which  had hidden all areas without  leaving  even a small area, Which made   the place dark    but   different   weapons of the army  ,And  crowns which were worn  by people  went on  ,Spreading and spreading light everywhere   ,The path of the army   had day as well as night  time.

787” .Ladies with lips like  drumstick tree flowers  and  with pearl like   teeth,Are having eyes which are like sharpened knives on their lotus  like  pretty  faces Which are capable of cutting us if we  go near , so come away, come away  “Saying like this   those men  who were having sun like bodies  moved themselves away.

788. In the difficult to travel path   due to crowding people  , being cut off ,The gems with great shine   and pearls  fell down and were scattered,And due to that   surrounded  by several gems and having hips   which is like the hood of snake  ,They were  not able to walk with tender feet   decorated by jingling anklets .And getting very  perplexed    they stood      there itself.

789. Very good musical instruments   sounded like  thunder of   clouds ,And  as a result   the bullocks   pulling the carts    got   scared,Making the simple girls resembling swans  scared and move away,Upsetting   all the load that they were  carrying by throwing them down,And as   the  connection to the bullocks were cut  ,They   went away    like    saints   making an end    to all sorrow.

790. Mountain like elephants    got down in water bodies,And without bothering about   the balls being thrown by  the Mahouts,Showing out their breasts   which are normally tied and ,Also showing out their trunk as    well as    tusk,And stood there without coming out like    the divine elephant  ,Born   from the ocean of milk  , without coming out.

791.  The women folk singers(viraliyar)   who were comparable   to Kinnara   singers, Who had hair like black sand  , sword like eyes , Red mouth    showering nectar,Accompanied by male folk singer  (Panan)   who were playing using Yaazh  , Got up  horses   and like  pouring    nectar in one’s ears  sang  nectar like songs,Set in Naivala   Pan  and  went further  without making any mistakes.

792. When the goad of the Mahout  was lifted up  , the  elephant  ,Rising up  like the  mountain   from which   water of streams flow  ,And  started   angrily running   without   any control,  and this made ,All people   move  away  , but  the bees which   have opened up wings,Moving away from that elephant    which had youth   and small eyes ,Went and settled on the flowing rut of another  elephant    andSat on the black hair   of ladies and moved   to a   she  elephant.

793. With the army  playing drums  like the blue   sea which has seen   the full moon, When Elephants  , chariots  , victorious horses , ladies whose eyes are blood stained spears,And Lads   gathered in a pretty manner    and   were speedily going by the road,The   dear ladies   of the king Dasaratha   also started to Mithila.

794. Like a swan   in the middle   of the forest of lotus flowers in the lake,The daughter of king of Kekaya   surrounded by two hundred maids ,Making even the deva maidens shy , with   the bees humming a song ,Departed in a palanquin  made by   selected   gems.

795. Two thousand maids   riding   on the  back of zebra wearing   open gem  garlands, Who had  broad eyes with tinge of red   accompanied the  lady with two sons(Sumithra),Making one suspect   whether her form is indeed a streak of lightning  ,Travelled   on a palanquin studded with blue gems  , along  with music of Yaazh.

796. She with    white teeth   , red mouth  resembling  flower petals  of silk cotton tree,Seeing whom all the stars thought she was the full moon   and came near her  ,Who   was the lady who gave birth to Rama  travelled   in a multigem palanquin  ,Which appeared as if    all the stars   in the sky have joined together .Accompanied by expert musicians   singing   honey  like songs and devas saluting her.

797. When we think  about it  ,it looked like  that    the entire earth which was  surrounded by seven seas,Except here  and   there, there were  no ladies ,  for ladies   holding    in their pretty hand  ,Peacocks, swans  small birds  , female dolls   and   ornamental white    fans Which  were like the conches which have been just taken out  , went near  the palanquins.

798. The security guards  who were  stitched dress  up to the feet   , from whose   eyes  fire,Came out for no reason at all  , who were holding big staff exhibiting their   valour,Were  either riding  on horses with jingling bells   or walking on earth  ,And   who spoke harsh words    which made   all   others sad,Went on protecting   the feet of  those  ladies who were  similar to divine damsels 

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799. When the white horses   over which  hunchbacks  and groups   of dwarf  and mini dwarfs,Were   riding,  they    were   moving   on earth    similar to the swans   and  the ladies,  Wearing flowers  and hence   were followed by honey bees   and bees and grass hoppersWalked on the   sides  similar     to the walk    of the   she elephants.

800. Sixty thousand ladies   with thin breasts  like    the lotus flower buds,Who were having the matchless    prettiness   of    the Goddess Lakshmi,Got in to carts   which were shining    due to corals, pearls  , gold, rubiesAs well as the  emeralds   and were looking  as if they were  matchless  ,And went  profusely praised    by art works.

801.  Vasishta the   husband of the virtuous    Arundathi  surrounded by Thousand crore Brahmins  who have  heard   using their ear ,One hundred   nectar like questions   and who were  habituated,To offer devas  offerings    which would be    tasted  by them,Riding on a white palanquin   in the shade   of white umbrella,Looking    like God Brahma    who moved riding on a swan.

802. The battle elephants  , horses    and pretty chariots,And lads wearing heroic golden armlets  surrounded  ,The two brothers Bharatha and Sathugna  ,Like   the ocean surrounding the  passage less  mountain,And went in front as    well as behind them   and  those two,Having a chest  where valorous Lakshmi existed  ,And who had divine bow   and were heroes    riding on chariot,Went like the other two  brothers who followed the sage.

803. Dasaratha    who was wearing ornaments made of pearls   and quality diamonds,After completing his daily rituals  , after keeping the feet of Lord Vishnu    on his head,After   presenting  limitless  gem, gold  , rows of  flocks of cows  and earth,With great happiness   to Brahmins who are  experts   in Vedas,Started on a good day that was greatly auspicious.

804.  After eight thousand Brahmins   holding  gem embedded pots  ,And chanting   rare Vedic Manthra groups  , sprinkled   water ,And after they greeted him   and after  crores of  ladies who  had,Auspicious lisp and red mouth   and who had heavy golden waist belts ,And who generation after generation   sang  “Long live” to the king   ,With  proper tune    sang song  of “long live”  Dasaratha   departed from there.

805. ”Some said, “the conches blared , some told,  “Possibly king would be starting”,The small kings all came together  and “Saw me” some said, “did not see me , “ said some others,Some said”My  ear globes fell down”  and some others saying  that,“Now    it will not be possible to go near him”   but went near him.

806. With ladies wearing Bangles  , the crowd of horses  which were   wearing  ,Golden garlands   were   moving like the wave of ocean which  was full of lotus flowers,With heroic kings holding their red  hands  like a lotus bud and saluting him,Dasaratha   like another Sun God   travelled  in another  gem studded chariot,

807. The dust raised   by the huge army   went up and touched the sky,And returned not finding place there and completely masked all  directions,Making it impossible for one person to see    another person,And as if showing its enmity towards the ocean, went   and filled up all oceans.

808.  The conches  , flutes  , horns  , cymbals  , the drums indicating auspiciousness ,Raised so much sound that    the sound of thunder in the sky was   driven out,The flower garlands   umbrellas  , the pea cock feather  fans  hiding  the sun,And moon running away after seeing the white  royal umbrella ,And the devas  being grealy confused   Dasaratha  went from there with greatness.

809. When Dasaratha who had as much riches   as Indra    was going from there  ,The sound of singing of Vedas, The  sound of  blaring  of right whorled conches,The   sound of the blessings by Brahmins  ,  the sound of the blaring    drums,The shouting of elephants to break   away   the  staff  on which they are tied,And the singing of time keepers to indicate time  reverberated  in all directions.

810. With   people   in all directions      looking only at him  , With kings,

Wearing heroic anklets on their legs  saluting  him with their hands ,

Which were like fully opened   lotus flowers  

With elephants  fighting with each other  and with horses  ,

Chariots and  marching land army raising dusts ,

Which reached the heaven  and made it it in to earth , Dasaratha went.

811”. When  heroes  Elephants,  Chariots  , Horses  and  near by armies ,Wanted to shift camps  there was no  place in earth which was vacant  ,Because since there is no other world , the earth dressed   by the sea,Unable   to bear the burden    bent its back    slightly  ,Does this   indicate    that Dasaratha   lightened the burden of the earth?”This is what is said    by wise people of earth.
812.The  king of kings Dasaratha   thus departing  and travelled   for   two Yojanas,And reached  the bottom of  Chandra saila mountain which was   similar to Meru mountain.His great army   stayed     there   which had the scent of breasts of ladies   ,Which  are the flowers of God of love   and  had   the natural  scent of paste  of sandalwood.

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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.

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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