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

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban)

Translated in English by P. R Ramachander

Kamba Ramayanam-Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)

5.Sundara Kandam(contd)

5. Choodamani padalam Chapter on head brooch.
 (Hanuman tells Sita , that   he would carry   her on his back to the place of Rama. She tells him that it is not   proper   due to several reasons . Hanuman agrees with her reply. Later she tells that   she can keep her soul only for one more month  and requested Hanuman  to tell Rama   to come by that time. Hanuman consoles her  and asks for incidents of identity. She tell about the attack on her   by the son of Indra   and how once Rama suggested   her   to keep the name of Kaikeyi   to her pet bird.   She later  gives Hanuman her hair brooch which Hanuman keeps safely  .With great sorrow  Hanuman takes leave from Sita.    In Valmiki Ramayana Sita tells   about the incident when day her Thilaka got erased  , how Rama put a Thilaka using laterite stone  and not about the incident of choosing name   to her pet bird.)

5345. Hanuman  thinking that Sita   who was  like Goddess  Lakshmi may commit suicide,And felt that it is not easy to tell her   that” I am here   who would  protect you  so , do not be scared”.Thought   that  it would be better   to  carry  the soul like wife  of  Lord Rama  ,Who is the  root cause of all the world   and move  her from there.

5346. He told her  , “Please   hear  my words  , do not brush it away  ,If   that Ravana were to kill you, it would be no point in  winning  over him,And so what   is the point and collecting ideas   as to what we could do, I would take you   and show   to Rama   and salute both your feet,And this   happens to be    the proper   time    to do it.”

5347. ”Oh Sita   who is  greatly pretty  and who is like a  golden climbing plant,If you  sit  on my  shoulders covered   with soft hair  peacefully,Leaving your sorrow   and get a sweet   sleep  , then I  can carry you  ,And take you to the hill where  Lord Rama lives,Within a second  , without   making   any delay on my   way.”

5348. ”Oh lady  with  curly hair  , if some Rakshasas come to know,That  I am taking you away  and if some Rakshasas  chase  me  in  the middle,I would cool my anger   by shattering those asuras and make  them fall down,And I who have got the boon  of deathlessness , after   seeing your sorry state,Would not go back to Rama with empty   hands, without  solving it.”

5349. ”Oh mother, even if you  order     me to take you   along with Lanka ,I would uproot it and carry it on one of my strong hands ,Destroy all those   who try to stop  me   and place  it before Rama,Who holds   the cruel bow    and then salute his feet  ,Where he wears   the heroic anklets and this is not  difficult   for me.”

5350. ,”Oh Lady who is similar to Arundathi, if I go  near  Lord  Rama   and tell, That , “Your nectar like   consort   is living with great sorrow  in  a prison,By some people who are   great cheaters, without getting her   freedom “,What is the point   in my doing      service   to him.

5351. ”I who have got protection   to my life  , with the shoulders  ,Which did not have relations with wounds   of war ,Would reach Rama   and  I  would  describe    about the strength  of  the enemies,And tell him that I did not have the ability  to see   the lady   and return back,Or shall I tell a lie  that  I did not have   the luck to bring   her back.”

5352. ”If you order me ,  to destroy within the   time of batting of the   eye   and  melt   this city  of Lanka,Which is surrounded by  walls   and which is  guarded,  and then after  destroying,The  very different type of Ravana  , also    destroy all the  Rakshasa army  ,And go speedily    away from this city of Lanka  , I would do it now itself.”

5353. , “Oh lady  Sita who has a forehead like moon  That Rama   who is valorous  ,After getting you   would   lose    all the sorrows   in his mind  , with a clear mind  ,If he reaches this city of Lanka with you and completely destroy  the  clan of RakshasaThen all  the great sorrow   of this    world   would   go away .This is a great  deed.”

5354. ”Oh lady who is like a young   creeper   speaking   very pretty words  ,Now there   is nothing more that needs to be told ,.Please shower   your grace  ,On this slave and make  me get this  luck according  to my fate   and afterwards ,Reach Rama   and put out your sorrow  ,Please get up on my shoulders  quickly  ,”And telling like this he saluted her   divine feet which brings   good luck.

5355. Looking at Hanuman   who told words  that would lead  to good  results,Which were very appropriate   similar to  a calf  standing before its mother  ,She told , “What you have told is impossible   for you to   do,”And afterwards told   pure   and soft words   addressing  Hanuman.

5356. ’This is not  impossible    for you  to do   and is suitable for your strength,You have thought about it properly and you would   also do it,   but  ,Though  I am feminine  having great ignorance   and with  lesser wisdom ,I am able   to conclude   that it is not a proper   thing to do as I can understand.”

5357. ”Oh Hanuman when you are  carrying me  , if  asuras   encircle you ,In the middle  of  the sea   and attack you with   cruel arrows  ,From  all directions  , you would totter   fighting   with them,Who are like poison    and  also take    care of me  ,Making   you confused   as   well  as one  affected by solitude.”

5358. ”Apart from this   there is also another  reason  . By your act,The  victorious   bow of  Rama   would   get   stained,What is the benefit  in  that? Like the dogs which cheat  and steal ,And eat that  food , do you  also want to cheat   and take me ,From    those  Rakshasas  who took me away  by cheating.”

5359.  “In the battle field    where  my Lord  is fighting  with the bow,When that  Rakshasa   with sword like  eyes looked at   my body In an inappropriate  manner  , Would  I not want    his body  ,To be eaten by crows   with the Devas  witnessing it all rather than retain my life .”

5360.   “When the   archery of   Rama and Lakshmana who hold the bow as well as victory ,.Matures   and they cut the noses   of Rakshasis    when they still have  Mangalya Suthra,Would   the shyness   that  I posses   also   become great.”

5361. ”If this city  of Lanka   built on the  golden mountain   which is  populated  byThe Rakshasas  who do not follow Dharma   does not become ,A big mountain of bones , how   would I be able    to tell the world  ,About my great lineage  , character   as well  as chastity.”

5362. ”Would the sorrow of becoming a bone mountain   stop  with Lanka,Populated by  people   who are  like animals? I could   burn all the worlds,Which go against Dharma   by my words but I did not attempt to do it,As I thought that it would  be   a stain to the  strength of bow  of Rama.”

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)

5363. ”Oh personification of truth  , there  is one more thing that  needs to be told,Please hear that for me   it is not proper   to touch  any other body except  that of RamaWho has growing Valour , because your body  which has   destroyed  ,The cravings of five senses, would akso  be called  as ‘male’  by this world.”

5364. ,”if  that Ravana with debased culture   had touched   me  , would,The soul of Ravana   remain in his   body   for such a long time  ?I would have destroyed him with in a period of batting   the eye,For due to his great power he uprooted the hermitage ,Where  I was living   and    brought   it here.”

5365. ,”That Ravana has   a curse   given by the primeval Lord Brahma, born out of flower,That  if he touches  the body of a lady    whose mind  is not attracted  by him,All his divine heads   would break in to pieces and this  protected   my soul.”

5366. ”  The  maiden daughter  of Vibheeshana who has masculinity  ,And who wears  a shining crown, showed    great   mercy on me,And had   told me  earlier about the  existence  of this curse  .”

5367. ”Due to this curse  being there  , I did not   go backwards ,In the observance of Dharma  , always thinking  about  ,The valour   of my Lord    Rama    and also   to prove  ,My purity   to this world, I  stayed  alive   up to this time ,Had that  curse been  not true , I would have   died  long back.”

5368. ”Oh sir , with your   eyes     which see  the truth  , please see,  the land Along with the  long hermitage    built   by the younger brother,Which was   uprooted  and brought   here   by   Ravana , In a stable   condition   and  kept    here.”

5369. ”With  the  firm aim of protecting my soul    which  is depressed ,I would come to this lake which is like   Rama   holding the bow  ,Which is   full of water   and flowers   at the    day time  without fail.”

5370. ”Oh sir   because of that  , your thought  of carrying  me back ,Is not desirable   and what   you have to do is   to ,Go back to Rama   who is the lord of Vedas”said   Sita  ,And  that  Hanuman  who did not have any  fault   replied  like this.

5371. Hanuman  whose  sorrow in heart   with  doubt was   removed,Thought   that  the  character   got through penance   of the consort of Rama, Who was   the lord of the    world   was indeed very great  ,And becoming   very happy     started  praising her .

5372. “Oh mother  , the world   made  dark  by Ravana   would see  light,And even if I delay   a little further   it would   be filled with anxiety,And so   please   tell me   what I have    to convey to Rama  “Saying this  Hanuman fell   at her feet and saluted her.

5373. ”Oh Hanuman who  is just, I would wait   for the coming of  my lord,For only one more month and if he does not come  , I do not have the ability ,To   hold  on to my soul.  The  command of that king   depends  on your behavior  ,And so who are   very wise   please  keep these in your mind.”

5374. ”Even though I am not a suitable     wife to Rama  Whose chest   is decorated   by garlandsAnd due to that   even if I am not in the   heart of Rama  ,Though   he does not have mercy on me, please request him,To desire  his own natural conduct  of protecting the  valour.”

5375. ”Please tell this one word    to Lakshmana  who is praised  by all,And who is victorious  , “as per   the commend   of Lord Rama  ,You have   the duty to protect me  and so please  free  me  ,From this cruel prison   where  I have been imprisoned.”

5376. ”Since within one   month ,  my great  penance is getting over ,By that   time  if Lord Rama  does    not arrive   here  ,Request him to do my  obsequies   by  his red  hand  ,In the shores   of   river ganges. Please  tell him this.”

5377. ”Oh sir,  Please tell the Lord of Dharma  that  , Sita who is going to die  in Lanka  ,Salutes    with raised hands   her three    great mother  in laws, and please  tell him  .Not to forget this   though he does  not seem to have    any mercy on me.”

5378. ”Please tell  in the divine ears of Rama    that   when he reached  Mithila,,And  married me  , he had promised , “In this birth   I  would   not even think  ,Of another  lady by my mind , “ which was   a boon he gave to me.”

5379. ”In this Lanka, after  I stay with sorrow    and happen to  lose,My sweet soul  and when I am  born again in this world  .I should  not  do the evil   act  to hug   the divine  body of Rama  and cause him evil,Please   tell him that I am requesting  this boon with saluting hands.”

5380. ” I am one who is not fated   to see   him occupy  the throne,And see his moving bell of   rule   nor see  him going   in a procession,On an elephant    with great   decorations  . So what is the  point,In talking about it  .I would become sorry thinking about my old fate  .”

5381. ”Lord   Rama   would only go to   Ayodhya  , for removing the depression,Of his people who think about only himself  , for   removing sorrow of his mothers ,For  removing  the burden of ruling  the country being suffered by Bharata ,And would  not think of me who is unsuitable   and come   to Lanka.”

5382. ”Please   inform my   salutations to my father  , mother   and  relatives,Please   request  the Lord  of  monkeys Sugreeva   to follow  Rama  ,Who has   very pretty shoulders    to the endlessly pretty Ayodhya, And    crown Rama   as the king of   Ayodhya  ,”

5383. When  Lady Sita was   thus painfully  upset  , Hanuman  looking at her  ,Told  , “Oh lady, you have not still left sorrowing  “ and then told her  ,Sweet and apt words   which   were logical and reasonable  so that her minds became  clear.

5384. ”You would die  here itself , It is  true? Would after    your death  ,Lord Rama who suffers    due to your parting  continue to live?He can crown himself only after leaving   the forest  and reaching Ayodhya,Is it not ?Are  all   these  things   that are   going   to happen?”

5385. ”That  Ravana   who has   kept  you, who is the form of   chastity,In a prison  , it seems   would live with his sweet soul   and Rama ,Who holds the matchless   bow, slipping    away from his duty  ,It seems would return from the forest. What event  compares to these?”

5386. ,”Oh good lady , Without killing those  Rakshasas  who troubled   you,Would we go back to Ayodhya   carrying our soul   and like us  ,Should not our Lord Rama who holds the bow,Like all of   us  , also go to the   city  of Ayodhya.”

5387. Rama  had  removed  our sorrow , when we were all  in the river of   sorrow,And has   given us  wealth  which can   never get  reduced   and if,We do not free you   and  give you back to Rama,Who can be better     than us  , who are inactive and indolent?”

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 11)

5388. “To Rama who took an oath    before   the sages that  ,“I would not return to my country  Kosala  unless   I make   devils   eat the liver,Of those  Rakshasas   , who ate   the   very good people who are sages,”Is destroying the Rakshasas  and  getting you free   from prison  an impossible act.”

5389. ”Suppose   we return back  without saying that  we have released   ,You from prison where    you were kept by  the   very weak Asuras ,,Would this be accepted by   citizens of the country  , people of good nature  ,And by all those  who have read    books which are     good?”

5390. ”Suppose we   decide that  Our  Lady Sita who is chaste  ,Who does not lie   and who cannot be approached  ,Died before   the   cheating Asuras   touched   her  ,And wore a garland of fame, and go back ,Would   not our valour   be blamed  ?”

5391. ”If you who happen  to die due to the great sorrow of parting  ,I am destroyed   and would our  bad fame    go away ,Even if using cruel arrows   we   burn all   the  matchless seven worlds ?”

5392. ”Oh Lady  who is  like a goddess  , earlier  when Rama    who is expert in war,Came to know about nature of Rakshasas , he wanted   to  destroy all the three   worlds ,But once he  comes to know    about   you , would he   assume the posture  of peace?”

5393. “The anger of Rama   which does not flare   up without any cause,Would not stop   with   taking away   the   souls   of those murderous  Asuras,And not only  that  would not   the earth  and heaven also   get destroyed?Would   there   be any other  thing near by which would  not get destroyed?”

5394. ”Oh  mother  , on the day that  he hears   the news about   you  ,Would not the arrows of Rama    who holds   the wheel  ,Eat away the seven pot like   oceans   of this   world  ,Along with the seven oceans of heaven , like the fire at deluge  .”

5395. ”Lord Rama   destroyed   the enemies   of Devas,Stifled   the sinful acts  of the world  , encouraged,Those who are suitable  , at all times   did good deeds,Have you not heard these  praises of Rama   sung by the  world.”

5396. ” Is it not better   for you to  live with sorrow  ,In this  prison   for a few more days and   ,See   the  good times later, especially    when  due to your being ,In prison  great and  good Dharma  lives further.”

5397. ”Whenever  the  ghosts   bathe in the   flowing blood  ,Of the   Rakshasas   who are like thorns  .,The devas who see    this    from hiding   would become happy  ,And would you   not make this   scene of pride to occur?”

5398. ”Please   see   the  rivers  of blood from wounds of Rakshasas,Who are   torn by the   lustrous arrows   which    come,Like the thunder at   the end of final deluge  ,Fill up the seven  oceans   and hear   the constant sound from them.”

5399. ” You would see   the mountain of Mangala Suthras  , which cannot ,Be even crossed    by Vali ,which are cut and thrown away   by Rakshasis ,With tear drenched eyes after beating their  paunches ,Which were   similar to the belly   of   pregnant women.”

5400.  “You   would see  that the ghosts which are as long as the sky  ,Huge   crowd of birds with cruel wings   which   are innumerable ,Take bath in the blood coming   out of the wounds  of Rakshasas,And then again    taking bath  in the   flowing river of  Rakshasi tears.”

5401. ”You  would see  the monkeys which do masculine jobs  ,  dance  ,In the stages where   Deva maidens danced    accompanied   byThe   drums played by hands   and   the  stringed instruments played  by hands.”

5402. The Huge collection of  mountain   like corpses   which would be floating,In the river  of   blood  from that wounds   of  criminal  Rakshasas  who did    silly work,Would reach the   huge  sea with its shores  and block it. You would be seeing that.”

5403. “You would see   the golden city   of Lanka   melting   in the fire  of bad  fate ,Created by the coal  of the Rakshasas    who  are  engaged  in cruel acts  ,Due to matchless   fire   of Sita    being in the middle of that fire  ,Which is kindled  by the  great wind of arrows sent by hand of Rama.”

5404. ” Oh Lady Sita  ,crows    would jump and  sit on the fallen heads  of Ravana ,In the war waged by his enemies , and  due to good fate would peck his eyes ,Which had seen   your faultless   divine body by their very sharp beaks ,Take it away and    eat them, You would also see this.”

5405. ”Making,  the  blue  elephants  of directions   which were  shamed,And   were defeated   by Ravana,  happy  , the    arrows   from the  bow of Rama Would cut    all   his heads   and put    them   under   their feet . You will see it.”

5406. When the    arrows   are showered  like rain , the   blue sky Once got sweat   and   the pretty flags of Lanka  which are  kept,In several places close by  waved and produced   air to  cool it,But  in that Lanka  you would see   the ghosts raisingMaking huge  sounds  and dance   there  with great glee.”

5407. “The stream  of blood from the body  of blue coloured  Rakshasas,Raised   the level of the ocean where   they had reached   ,And returned   back by the river   and similar   to that  ,You would see the God of death    who does  not stop killing,Even  at the destruction of the world at deluge, vomiting,The Rakshasas     due   to  eating them in excess.”

5408. “ You would    see   the crowd of monkeys   which move about in a row ,Bathe   in the same pond  which is  situated   in the scented Karpaga garden,In which the   Rakshasas   used   to take bath   along ,With ladies    who were   similar    to the ladies  in heaven.”

5409. ’What would    result   in telling   many such   examples?,The divine   arrows of   Rama    would destroy   all the asuras ,In this world and   go also outside   and would attack the three worlds,And you would see   the destruction of Rakshasas  living there also.”

5410. ”Oh mother you need not live for   one month   sorrowing  ,In this city of Lanka   because as  soon as I see Rama with great speed  ,Would he look for a  good time   to start for here? Would he even  ,Wait    for one more second    to start for   here?”

5411. “Only in the words  “there  is soul  “  the soul is existing ,In that big forest    by touching  your   soul like  servant(Lord Rama),There  are no flowers that  have  not burnt  , no leaves are there which are  not burnt  ,There  are no gardens   that  have not been burnt  and split  , there  are no creepers.”

5412.   “Only if he    recovers    then only   we can say that  his mind is  tired,Even if the cloud     makes great   sound and make  the thunder  fall on him,And even if a five  headed snake   comes near   and attacks him ,Making his   body and shoulders   faded  , would the Lord  ever feel  it?”

5413. ,” Like the curd churned    by the churner  ,  coming inside  ,And going   outside  , in between desire   and worries ,With tottering soul  and with  madness which  makes his five   senses  fall  Due to parting with you  , how much pain is There  in him ?  Can that  be measured?”

See also  Chapter 12 – The Bhagawad Gita

5414.  “ “The truth of my words   can  only be realized  , If you say ,That in the  present  state   of Rama,   he would  wait   for some time.Please   bid me farewell   and give  me,  some thingFor identification , please give   me permission to go   ,And  then  I would  prove all I said,Like the gooseberry kept  on the palm of  my hands  ,And then you   will realize  that    a lie   cannot last.”

5415. , “Oh divine mother ,  even before the pure Rama  and The king of monkeys  Sugreeva   hear about   you and become happy  ,One huge crowd of monkeys   would make  a hill out  of the ocean,Cross   the ocean ,  lay siege  of Lanka   and would shout in joy.Please   hear  that by your ears     and  live with joy.”

5416. ”Oh lady ,  when the army whose strength  is beyond   estimation,Arrives here at a latter date   and reach this    city  , you  will see in its middle  ,Lord Rama   riding on   my shoulders    looking like  ,Lord Vishnu    who   with great luster   travels  on Garuda.”

5417. ”Lord Lakshmana     would be riding   on the shoulders of Angadha , And look like    the hot sun rising   out of the  rising  mountain   and ,The monkey army  would come  and   stay here   and   so  please  get out  ,Of the sorrow as well as  doubt   and you would also  get out of this solitude.”

5418. ”Oh Sita  who decorates  her hair   with   kurava   flowers,If Rama does not free   you from this prison    within the time limit,Indicated by you , then that Rama  would   become Ravana ,And get  bad name and sin attached   to him, and Ravana  would become Rama.”

5419 . Like   this hearing   these faultless   words  of Hanuman , Lady Sita ,Got great clarity   and   got   joy as well as love  in her heart,And decided that  it would  be  proper   to send Hanuman   to Rama, And with wisdom   in her mind   , started   telling  the following .

5420.   That Lady Sita who talks sweet words   looked  at Hanuman and  told ,“”Oh sir, Oh great one , go with speed, win over    every evil,,I would not tell you anything   now, but I would be saying to you  ,Some earlier identifying incidents which would be clearly  understood by the Lord.”

5421. ”Tell him slowly about  the incident when one day  , below ,The chithrakoota mountains   which touch the sky  ,  how a crow,Wounded me with its nail  and how Rama getting angry ,Took a grass by the side of the stone and sent  it as  Brahmastra.”

5422. ”Oh Hanuman who  follows    the  life of truth , when once ,I asked him , “ Oh king, Whose name shall I keep to my tender  soul like pet bird,”He said  with love  , “Oh Sita  , Give her the name of my faultless  mother   ,Who is the daughter   of the King of Kekaya”.Please  tell him these true words.”

5423. After   saying this  she  thought  ,”There  is no other great   incident  ,Which is sweet   and which you can tell him.”   She decided  ,To hand over her hair brooch which she had   kept tied in   her pretty apparel,And which by its   own luster  in this world and heaven  had won over the Sun.

5424. She took it in her   flower  like hands , thought of Rama  and became  anxious,And seeing that  Hanuman  was astonished thinking “What  is placed in her hand?”And  that brooch    chased away the darkness  which was sleeping in all the seven worlds.

5425. The Rakshasas with cruel eyes   doubted  due to that light ,”whether   the  Sun which ,Travels behind the clouds has come to the   city  of Lanka ?”and  thought“Now he would not be scared” and due to that light   the lotus flower ,Which  had become low along with Chakravaka birds by closing  opened up,And the Surya  Kantha    stones   spread   their great luster.

5426. She  showed  Hanuman the lustrous   hair brooch  which was  like the Sun God,Which is on the  top of  the rainy cloud  which resembled her hair  and which  had the red colour  ,Resembling the shining  body  of the   tender  Sita  and   which was shining   like the divine  feet of Rama.

5427. That  lady Sita who had  real fame  looked at Hanuman    and told him  ,“You gave me   back my sweet soul  due to your liking    to me and this brooch,Is like   my eyeballs   and was kept safely   tied in my apparel .Please  take this,As the big identity”   and then she   gave the hair   brooch to  Hanuman.

5428. Hanuman  saluted her , took the brooch  and tied   to his cloth,So that  it will  not go missing again saluted her crying , went   round her,Three times  and saluted her feet and Sita   who saw that,Greeted  and praised  him  and he went to the   other side.

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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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