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By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 12) 12. Kavandhan Padalam The chapter on Kabandha.(Rama and Lakshmana then meet a Rakshasa  called Kabandha . They cut off his huge hands. He gets out of his curse and assumes his original form of Gandharwa  . He prays Rama.He  […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 11) 11. Ayomukhi  Padalam Chapter on Ayomukhi(Rama and Lakshmana reach a garden like forest when they are proceeding in search of Sita. Rama asked Lakshmana    to bring some water for him to drink. When Lakshmana   is searching for water A Rakshasi […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10) 10. Jatayu uyir neetha padalam Chapteron the  giving up of  Jatayu.(Jatayu  , the king of hawks   fights a raging battle with Ravana. He breaks his chariot , kils his horses, breaks his armour his bow etc. Ravana taking Chandra […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 9) Aranya Kandam (contd) 9. Ravanan choozhchi Padalam Chapter on Ravana’s trick.(Ravana appears like a sage before Sita, who hospitably receives him. When he tells that   he had come from Lanka and has a great regard for Ravana,   Sita  says […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8) 8. Mareechan vadhai padalam Chapter on killing of Mareecha.(When Mareecha says he wants to   take revenge on Rama , Mareecha tries to dissuade   him in various. When he understands , that that if he     does not agree   Ravana   […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7) Aranya Kandam  (contd) 7. Soorpanakai Choozhchi padalam (The chapter of conspiracy of  Soorpanakha(Soorpanakha with wounds    and blood flowing all over reach   Lanka. The ladies of Lanka are sadto her like this. When asked about the reason    for her wounds  […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 6) 6. Kharan Vadha Padalam The chapter of killing of Khara(Soorpanakha then goes    and complains to her Cousin Khara as to what has happened . He then  sent fourteen chiefs to kill Rama. In spite of Lakshmana wanting to […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 5) 5. Soorpankai padalam Chapter on Soorpanakha(Soorpanakha   the sister of Ravana   who happened to  see Rama , falls in love with him. Rama refuses   to marry her. She happens to see the pretty Sita.   Thinking   she was the reason   […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3) 3. Agathiya Padalam The chapter  on Agasthya(Rama goes to the hermitage  of Agasthya  . Agasthya  presents Rama with many  divine weapons. Rama decides to move south from where the Rakshasas are coming. Sage Agasthya   advices    them to go […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2) 2. Sarabangan  pirappu neengu padalam(The chapter  on death of  Sarabanga)( Rama   then goes to meet Sarabanga. At that time Indra had come to take Sarabanga to the   land of Brahma. The sage refused as he   only wanted to […]