Gayatri Ramayanam – Part 1
तत्सवितुर्वरॆण्यंभर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियॊ यॊ नः प्रचोदयात् We are all familiar with the Gayatri Mahamantra above. The Valmiki Ramayana contains 24,000 slokas divided into 7…
Gayatri Ramayana
In the first chapter of Bala Kanda the gist of Ramayana is imbibed and it is called saMkShepa raamaayaNa, or also called Bala Ramayana . Youngsters are asked to recite these stanzas daily for longevity and a perfect personality like that of Rama. The summarised stanzas reflected here are from the main epic. The pada-wise summarisation is as below:
1. Bala Kanda [Book I] verses I-1-8 to 18
2. Ayodhyaa Kaanda [Book II ] verses I-1-18 to 28
3. Aranya Kaanda [Book III] verses I-1-29 to 57
4. Kishkindhaa Kaanda [Book IV] I-1-58 to 71
5. Sundara Kaanda [Book V] I-1-72 to 78
6. Yuddha Kaanda [Book VI] I-1-79 to 90
7. Uttara Ramayana [Book VII] I-1-91 to 97
8. Phala Shruti [Results of Recitation] I-1-98 to 100
Jai Shri Ram!
Gayatri Ramayanam – Part 2
७. नि –निरीक्ष्य स मुहूर्तं तु ददर्श भरतो गुरुम् |उटजे राममासीनं जटामण्डलधारिणम् || २-९९-२५ – अयोध्याकाण्डम् Bharata (after sighting the hermitage of Rama), spent a…
Gayatri Ramayanam – Part 3
१३. स –स निर्जित्य पुरीं श्रेष्ठां लङ्का तां कामरूपिणीम् |विक्रमेण महातेजा हनूमान् कपिसत्तमः || ५-४-१ Having conquered by his valour the guarding deity of Lankapuri, who was…
Gayatri Ramayanam – Part 4
१९. य –यस्य विक्रममासाद्य राक्षसा निधनं गताः |तं मन्ये राघवं वीरं नारायणमनामयम् || ६-७२-११ “On the strength of whose valour many rakshasas lost their lives that valiant…