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By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam-Padalam 5-9 5. Thailam aatu  Padalam The chapter  on  floating in oil.(The people of the entire city accompanied Rama, Lakshmana and Sita who were driven in a chariot  by Sumantra.  The night came and when all of those people were sleeping Rama, […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam : Ayodhya Kandam (Padalam 4) 4.Nagar neengu padalam Chapter on going away from city. (Rama goes and informs Kausalya who wants to accompany him. Rama persuades her not to come so that she can look after Dasaratha. Kausalya goes to Kaikeyi’s palace and […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1) (This is the second book of Ramayana. It starts     with  Dasaratha   wanting to make   Rama the king of Ayodhya  and ends with the sandals of Rama   ruling Ayodhya   from a village called Nandigrama.  Characters like Mandhara the hunchback,  […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam –Bala Kandam Padalam 22-23 22.Katimana  Padalam(The chapter  on the great marriage)( The chapter begins with love sickness   of Sita and Rama  and later  in this chapter Rama weds Sita . Though r several common rites of marriage of south India are mentioned, […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam –Bala Kandam Padalam 19-21 19.Yethir kol PadalamChapter  on receiving guests)   (This chapter in detail tells us   how king Janaka along with his army went and received Dasaratha along with army as well as relations. It also indicates   the great arrangements made by […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 15) 15. Kamba Ramayanam-Bala Kandam  Padalam  15 The following four chapters further describe    the   journey of king Dasaratha  and his army to Mithila. This is in continuation of    the description contained  in the two earlier chapters. These four chapters  do […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam – Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 11) This portion starts with the introduction of Rama and Lakshmana along with their family particulars by sage Viswamithra to king Janaka and ends with the departure of Dasaratha along with his people to attend the marriage […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 8) Chapters 8-11 tell the story of the performance of  Yaga by Viswamithra., till king Janaka asks Viswamithra about the,  the release of Ahalya from her curse, the falling in love of Rama and Sita, as well as the story of Viswamithra […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam- Bala Kandam 2 (Padalam 5) 5.Thiru avathara  Padalam The chapter on divine incarnation    (This chapter  starts with Dasaratha  telling  Vasishta  that he   does not have sons  and wants them. Vasishta   remembers about the promise of Lord  Vishnu   to be born as  son […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Read the original Tamil version Kamba Ramayanam-Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 1) P.R.Ramachander  (Unlike the Valmiki Ramayana,  Kamba Ramayana does not start with  Valmiki asking sage Narada    to  suggest a proper Subject   for writing an epic.  It  starts as per the grammatical rules for writing Tamil  […]