Lakshmana describes the early winter. Bath in Godavari. Recitation: 00:00 - 07:21 Translation: 07:22 - 16:25

Rama, Sita and Lakshmana dwell in a cottage built by Lakshmana in Panchavati. Recitation: 00:00 - 05:30 Translation: 05:31 - 11:30

Meeting with Jatayu. Recitation: 00:00 - 06:30 Translation: 06:31 - 14:18

Agastya advises Rama and others to stay in Panchavati. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:29 Translation: 04:30 - 10:00

Rama and others enter the hermitage of Agastya, enjoy his hospitality and receive divine missiles and weapons. Recitation: 00:00 - 06:44 Translation: 06:45 - 14:28

The episode of Sage Maandakarni and the Panchaapsara Lake. Rama visits several hermitages nd returns to Sutikshna's hemitage. From there he goes to the hermitage of Agastya. Recitation: 00:00 - 15:53 Translation: 15:54 - 32:50

Rama expresses his firmness in keeping the vow of killing the ogres for the protection of sages. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:15 Translation: 04:16 - 09:11

Sita requests Rama not to kill innocent animals and to observe non-violence. Recitation: 00:00 - 05:53 Translation: 05:54 - 13:08

In the morning, Rama, together with Lakshmana and Sita, takes leave of Sutikshna and departs. Recitation: 00:00 - 03:39 Translation: 03:40 - 07:55

Rama goes to Suteekshna together with Sita and Lakshmana and stays with him during the night. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:23 Translation: 04:24 - 09:29

The sages request Rama for protection from the molestations of the ogres and Rama assures them of it. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:48 Translation: 04:49 - 10:42

Rama, Lakshmana and Sita visit the hermitage of Sharabhanga, see the deities, and are honoured by the sage. Sage Sharabhanga ascends to Brahmaloka. Recitation: 00:00 - 07:25 Translation: 07:26 - 15:08

Sri Rama and Lakshmana kill Viradha. Recitation: 00:00 - 06:25 Translation: 06:26 - 13:03

Conversation between Rama and Viradha; Rama and Lakshmana strike at him; he goes with them to another forest. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:50 Translation: 04:51 - 09:50

Viradha's attack on Rama, Lakshmana and Sita in the forest. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:51 Translation: 04:52 - 09:58

Reception of Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita in the hermitages of sages. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:42 Translation: 04:45 - 10:15

Glorifying the evening shades that had now fallen, Anasuya sends away Sita, decked with ornaments bestowed on her by herself, to the presence of Sri Rama. To the latter, who was agreeably surprised to behold Sita resplendent with heavenly jewels, she relates how she received the jewels as a loving gift from the hermitess. Accepting the hospitality of the hermits and staying with them for the night, Sri Rama asks leave of them in the morning to proceed further and, following the route shown by...

At the end of her dialogue with Sita, Anasuya requests her to ask a boon and, highly pleased with her, the hermitess bestows heavenly flowers and ornaments on her. Urged by Anasuya, she relates to the hermitess the story of her marriage. Recitation: 00:00 - 09:06 Translation: 09:07 - 19:44

Afraid of prolonging his stay at Chitrakuta because of many handicaps, Sri Rama leaves that mountain and, reaching the hermitage of Sage Atri, greets the aforesaid Rishi. Glorifying the ascetic life of his wife, Anasuya, the sage urges Rama to send his consort, Sita, to her. Kindly receiving the princess, who greeted the venerable old lady on reaching her, as instructed by her husband, Anasuya gives her instructions on the duties of a devoted wife. Recitation: 00:00 - 05:13 Translation:...

Learning so much from outward signs that the ascetics who lived in the vicinity of Sri Rama were anxious to shift to some other forest, the latter asks them why they wished to leave the place. Being told in replyvthat they were being molested by Rakshasas under the leadership of Khara, he gives his consent and, sending them away with great respect, retires to his own hermitage. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:48 Translation: 04:49 - 11:19

Permitted by Vasishta and accompanied by Shatrughna and others, when the queens had entered the gynaeceum, Bharata proceeds to Nandigrama and, installing the wooden sandals of Sri Rama on the royal seat, himself puts on the garb of an ascetic and carries on the rule under orders ascribed to the sandals, holding the royal umbrella over them. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:54 Translation: 04:55 - 11:41

Valmiki portrays the gloomy appearance of Ayodhya with the help of a number of similes. Bharata enters his father's palace with a heavy heart, speaking to Sumantra about the sorry spectacle which Ayodhya presented at the moment. Recitation: 00:00 - 05:21 Translation: 05:22 -13:02

Departed back for Ayodhya along with Sage Vasistha and others, Bharata pays his respects on the way to Sage Bharadwaja and, apprising him of what happened at Citrakuta and also of the pair of wooden sandals that he had received from Sri Rama as the latter's representative, and proceeding further, crosses the rivers Ganga and Yamuna along with his followers. Departing from Srngaverapura, he catches sight of Ayodhya and points out to Sumantra its gloomy appearance. Recitation: 00:00 -...

Collected in the heavens to hear the dialogue of Bharata and Sri Rama, heavenly beings applaud the two brothers. Having decided upon his course of action, Sri Rama turns his face towards his hut; while pleading his inability to protect the kingdom, now that his attempts to take Sri Rama back to Ayodhya had been frustrated, Bharata prays to Sri Rama for mercy once more. But when he comes to know that his elder brother cannot be made to swerve an inch from his vow, he places a new pair of...

Pleading the superiority of a teacher in comparison to one's parents, Sage Vasishta by virtue of his superiority and as a concession to Bharata, a dependant of Sri Rama, whose vow it has been to respect the feelings of his dependants, urges Sri Rama to grant the prayer of Bharata. Sri Rama, however, contends that one's parents are more worthy of respect even than one's teacher and is accordingly insistent on implementing the pledge already given by him to his father. Thus discomfited in...