Misc

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 1(Padalam 4) 4. Chadayu kaan Padalam Chapter  on seeing   of Jatayu.(On the way to Panchavati they meet  Jatayu, the king of hawks  , the son of Aruna and very  close friend  of Dasaratha. As soon as Jatayu   heard that  Dasaratha is no […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13) 13. Thiruvadi Chootu Padalam Chapter  on crowning  of holy slippers.(Bharadwaja gives a great feast to army of Bharata  with help of deva maidens. Next day they reach Chitrakoota. Lakshmana hears the sound of army coming. He climbs up on […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 12) 12. Gangai kaan padalam  The chapter  on seeing ganges.(Guha suspects the intentions of Bharata  and gets ready to attack him.Sumanthra then tells Bharata and about who Guha is. Seeing him dressed in bark and coated with dust  Guha […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 11) 11. AAru chel padalam Chapter about going to the river.   (Bharata refuses to become the king and said that they all should go and bring back Rama, This is announced by drum and the entire   town which was […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10) 10. Palli padai padalam Chapter on the cremation.     (The messengers travelling for seven days reach Bharata and without telling the news v brought him back. Bharata isa shocked to see   the sorry state of Ayodhya, While he was […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 9) 9. Chitrakoota  Padalam Chapter on Chithrakuta  mountains. (There is a great description of  the Chitrakoota mountains  is given by Rama to Sita .Lakshmana builds a hut for them with a separate   enclosure   for Sita. They start living in it.   […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8) 8. Vanam pugu Padalam Chapter  on entry  in to forest.(Rama shows    the   special scenes in the forest  to Sita and walking playfully they reach   the hermitage of BHardwaja  and who requests  them to stay with him. Politely declining they […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7) 7. Guha Padalam Chapter on Guha  (Near Ganges they are met by the hunter king of Sringaberipura.  He became theitr devotee and slave. When Rama and Sita were sleeping on the grass, Guha and Lakshmana stood guard  without shutting their […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 6) 6.Gangai PadalamChapter on Ganges(Rama , Sita  and Lakshmana reach river  Ganges. Saints who were living there   and received them. In Valmiki Ramayanam Sumanthra is with them till they reach  the river Ganges and then only returns.) 1926. Rama  whose […]

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban) Translated in English by P. R Ramachander Kamba Ramayanam-Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5) 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 […]