ॐVedika

128 sargas · Gita Press numbering

Yuddha Kāṇḍa

The bridge, the siege, the duels, the fire and the return. The longest book.

Yuddha KāṇḍaVālmīki (primary text)In the text

The story, beat by beat

  1. Vibhīṣaṇa seeks refuge with Rāma
  2. Nala builds the setu across the sea
  3. Indrajit binds the princes with serpent arrows
  4. Kumbhakarṇa and Indrajit fall
  5. Agastya teaches Rāma the Āditya-hṛdayam; Rāvaṇa falls
  6. Sītā's ordeal by fire; the Puṣpaka carries them home

Rāvaṇa falls, and Rāma's harsh words to Sītā lead to her ordeal by fire.

Primary text: Śrīmad Vālmīkīya Rāmāyaṇa, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Later traditions and living-tradition associations are labelled as such. Return to the Rāmāyaṇa World.