ayodhya Kanda

1. Rama, The Hero
2. Dasharatha's Desire
3. Preparing for the Ceremony
4. Dasharatha's Premonition
5. Festivities in Ayodhya
6. Joy of a city
7. The wicked Manthara
8. Manthara's sinful words
9. Manthara's success in poisoning Kaikeyi's mind
10. Kaikeyi enters the house of wrath
11. Kaikeyi's evil boons
12. Dasharatha's reaction and Kaikeyi's adamant nature
13. Dasharatha's grief and anguish
14. The night passes
15. Sumantra arrives at Sri Rama's chambers
16. Jubilant city of Ayodhya
17. Rama's arrival at royal court
18. Kaikeyi's harsh words
19. Rama decides to leave for forest
20. Kausalya's grief
21. Rama consoles angry Lakshmana
22. Rama tries to pacify Lakshmana further
23. Lakshmana's angry words
24. Rama obtains Kausalya's permission
25. Kausalya bids farewell to Rama
26. Rama lets Sita know of King's wish
27. Sita's wish to go to forest along with Rama
28. Rama warns Sita of difficulties of staying in forest
29. Sita's insistence on going to the forest
30. Rama agrees to take Sita to the forest
31. Lakshmana too is permitted to go to the forest
32. Rama distributes his wealth to Rishis
33. Rama pays respects to his father at departure
34. Rama consoles Dasharatha
35. Sumantra Rails at Kaikeyi
36. Siddhartha tries to persuade Kaikeyi
37. Kaikeyi offers tree bark to Sita to wear
38. Dasharatha is enraged
39. Rama seeks blessings of his mother
40. Rama's departure from Ayodhya
41. The Grief
42. Dasharatha feels dejected
43. Lamentation of Kausalya
44. Sumitra assuages Kausalya's grief
45. Rama requests the citizens to return to Ayodhya
46. Rama passes the night on the banks of Tamasa river.
47. The people of Ayodhya begin to rebuke themselves
48. Rama's departure for the forest
49. Rama crossed three rivers
50. Rama bids farewell to his birth-place
51. Guha requests Lakshmana to take rest
52. Guha gets a boat ready
53. Rama tries to send Lakshmana back to Ayodhya
54. The hermitage of Bharadwaja
55. Sage Bharadwaja informs the route of Chitrakuta
56. The Chitrakuta Mountain
57. Sumantra drives back to Ayodhya
58. Sumantra delivers the messages of Rama
59. Dasharatha falls unconscious
60. Sumantra was unable to console Kausalya
61. Kausalya rebukes Dasharatha for his evil act
62. King Dasharatha loses consciousness
63. Dasharatha narrates his sin to Kausalya
64. Dasharatha continued to narrate to Kausalya
65. Dasharatha passes away
66. Kausalya reproaches Kaikeyi
67. Brahmins urge Vasishta to select a youth to be the king
68. Vasishta instructs messengers to call Bharata and Satrughna
69. Bharata experiences a bad dream
70. The messengers enter the city of Rajagriha
71. Bharata reaches the city of Ayodhya
72. Kaikeyi informs Bharata about the death of Dasharatha
73. Bharata reproaches Kaikeyi in many ways
74. Bharata then promises that he would bring Rama back
75. Bharata and Satrughna go to Kausalya's palace
76. Advice of Vasishta to Bharata
77. Bharata and Shatrughna grieve on cremation ground
78. Shatrughna seizes Manthara and threatens to punish her
79. The king-makers request Bharata to take over Ayodhya kingdom
80. Construction of a high-way from Ayodhya to River Ganga
81. Bharata with Shatrughna enters the assembly
82. Bharata refuses to rob the throne from Rama.
83. Bharata goes to see Rama
84. Guha welcomes Bharata with drink of honey and meat
85. Bharata thanks Guha for his hospitality
86. Guha narrates Bharata about Rama's stay
87. Guha reports further details of Rama
88. Bharata approaches the foot of Angudi tree
89. Bharata asks Guha to to ferry them across the river by boats.
90. Bharata proceeds to see Bharadwaja
91. Bharadwaja arranges a befitting hospitality to Bharata.
92. Bharata approaches Bharadwaja
93. Bharata and his army reach Chitrakuta mountain
94. Rama shows the captivating scenery of Chitrakuta to Sita
95. Rama and Sita spend some time at Mandakini River
96. Rama hears a gigantic clamour of an army
97. Rama pacifies Lakshmana, who is angry with Bharata
98. Bharata continues his search for Rama's hermitage
99. Bharata beholds Rama's hermitage and approaches it
100. Rama enquires his father's welfare with Bharata
101. Bharata informs Rama about Dasharatha's death
102. Bharata requests Rama to come to Ayodhya
103. Rama fainted away, after hearing the news of his father's death
104. Vasishta advances to the hermitage of Rama.
105. Bharata requests Rama to accept the kingdom
106. Bharata gives many reasons to Rama to accept the throne
107. Rama tells Bharata about Dasharatha's promise of kingdom
108. Jabali tries to persuade Rama to accept the Kingdom
109. Rama refutes the atheistic arguments of Jabali
110. Vasishta gives details of the creation of the world to Sri Rama.
111. Vashishta urges Rama to grant the prayer of Bharata
112. The sages requests Bharata to accept Rama's words
113. Keeping Rama's sandals on his head, Bharata ascends his chariot
114. Bharata enters Ayodhya city
115. Bharata expresses his desire to proceed to Nandigrama village
116. Rama notices anxiety among the sages who live in the vicinity
117. Rama decides to leave Chitrakuta Mountain
118. Anasuya instructs Sita on the role of a devoted wife
119. Sita shows the gifts of Anasuya to Rama.
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