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    Ramayana and Other Poems
    Ramayana and Other Poems
    Ramayana and Other Poems
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    Ramayana and Other Poems

    By Dr. Srilakshmi Adhyapak

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    Ramayana and Other Poems is a beautiful collection of poems that
    brings the story of Indias great epic Ramayana in wonderfully
    woven poetic verses. The narrative is visually impacting and takes
    you through the journey of Lord Rama in a mesmerizing way.
    There are other poems that depict the beauty of nature around us
    and also touch upon some divine aspects of existence.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing India
    Release dateOct 28, 2013
    ISBN9781482812404
    Ramayana and Other Poems
    Author

    Dr. Srilakshmi Adhyapak

    Dr. Srilakshmi M. Adhyapak, based out of Bangalore, is a cardiologist. She currently works as ‘Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, St.John’s Medical College Hospital, India. Her deep interest lies in Indian mythology and creative writing, which she has excellently used to create this craft of poetry. Dr. Adhyapak loves to compose poems and paint in her leisure time.

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      Ramayana and Other Poems - Dr. Srilakshmi Adhyapak

      RAMAYANA AND

      OTHER POEMS

      Dr. Srilakshmi Adhyapak

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      Copyright © 2013 by Dr. Srilakshmi Adhyapak.

      ISBN:                  Softcover                           978-1-4828-1241-1

                                  Ebook                                978-1-4828-1240-4

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Contents

      1.   The Birth

      2.   The Glorious Ascent

      3.   The Cosmic Union

      4.   Clouds of Dissent

      5.   The Meeting with Bharath

      6.   Fate’s Eventful Play

      7.   The Abduction

      8.   The Search

      9.   Vali and Sugreev

      10.   The Divine Quest

      11.   The Surrender

      12.   The Divine Bridge

      13.   To Lanka

      14.   Emissary of Peace

      15.   The Battle

      16.   The Slumbering Giant

      17.   The Divine Succour

      18.   An Ardent Devotion

      19.   The Death of Indrajit

      20.   The Epic Battle

      21.   Return to Ayodhya

      OTHER POEMS

      1.   A Lone Crusader

      2.   The Churning

      3.   Down the Annals of Time

      4.   A Cool Interlude

      5.   OM

      6.   The Earthen Urn

      7.   Parrots in the Mango Tree

      8.   The Eastern Gale

      9.   The Call of Spring

      10.   The Horizon

      11.   The Sunset

      12.   The Serene Alcove

      13.   The Sea

      14.   Infinity

      15.   The Lost Spirit

      16.   The Flute Divine

      17.   The Tempest

      The Birth

      Winds blew down from ranges lofty,

      Bearing icy tentacles, frosty.

      Rushing across plains vast,

      Threading wisps into a fabric of the past.

      Richly exuberant in its weft and weave,

      A tapestry golden, through a mystic sieve.

      An era hoary, whence values instilled,

      Molten steel into all beings distilled.

      Spoken words onto rocks etched,

      Weightier than life’s very breath fetched.

      Where moral fibre united rare,

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