Slokas of Sri Ramodantam - With Summary in English

By Venkataraman M

This book is a summary in English of a Sanskrit Book named 'Sri Ramodantam'.

 

Valmiki Ramayana, as we all know, consists of 24000 verses. This is written in Sanskrit by Sage Valmiki. There are other works on the life and deeds of Sri Rama in other languages Like the Ramayana of Kamban in Tamil known as Kamba Ramayanam and the Ramacharitamanas of Goswamy Tulsidas in Awadhi Language.

There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses in Sanskrit, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam.

 

In Sri Ramodantam, the author has presented the entire Ramayana in a very simple format. Termed as a Lagukavya, a minor poetical composition, this is generally prescribed as study material for the beginners in Sanskrit language. It is said that one Parameshwara Kavi has composed this in the 15th century. Though it is not very clear as to who is the author of this work, it is a remarkable composition because of its brevity and simplicity.

 

The term Sriramodantam is composed of two words 'Srirama' and 'udantam' meaning 'the story of Srirama'. Just like the Valmiki Ramayan, it has seven chapters called as Kandas starting from Bala Kanda and ending with Uttara Kanda.

• Language: English
• Publisher: M. VENKATARAMAN
• Release date: Oct 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201409425

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Slokas of

Sri Ramodantam

With Summary in English

M. Venkataraman

Year of Publication -2021

Copyright - M. Venkataraman

Written and Published by:

M.Venkataraman,

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Dedicated to my mother late M. Kamalambal

This book is also available as an audio book.

Contents

Introduction

1. Bala Kanda

2. Ayodhya Kanda

3. Aranya Kanda

4. Kishkinda Kanda

5. Sundara Kanda

6. Yudha Kanda

7. Uttara Kanda

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Introduction

We all know about Valmiki Ramayana, consisting of 24000 verses, expounded by sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam.

The author of this work is unknown. But it is said that one Parameshwara Kavi has composed this in the 15th century. In Sri Ramodantam, he has presented the entire Ramayana in his inimitable and simple style. This work also has the seven chapters namely-Bala Kanda, Ayodhya Kanda, Aranya Kanda, Kishkinda Kanda, Sundara Kanda, Yudha Kanda and Uttara Kanda.

Sri Ramodantam is a minor poetical composition called in Sanskrit as Lagukavya. It is in simple Sanskrit and is generally prescribed as study material for the beginners in Sanskrit language.

The term Sriramodantam is composed of two words ‘Srirama’ and ‘udantam’ meaning ‘the story of Srirama’.

It is traditional for poets to invoke the Almighty God in the beginning of the composition. Sri Ramodantam begins with an invocation to Lord Vishnu. The first verse starts like this.

श्रीपतिम् प्रणिपत्याहम् श्रीवत्सान्कितवक्षसम् ।

श्रीरामोदन्तम् आख्यास्ये श्रीवाल्मीकिप्रकीर्तितम् ॥

The meaning of this verse is:

Paying my obeisance to Lord Vishnu, the consort of Goddess Lakshmi, who has a mark of Srivatsa on his chest, I shall relate the story of Sri Rama, as narrated by Sage Valmiki.

1. Bala Kanda

After offering the invocation to Lord Vishnu, the poet