The Adhyatma Ramayana

Description

About the Book
In former times filled with affection
towards her devotees the Goddess Parvati
reverently questioned Shiva desirous of
knowing the nature of Rama. The lord of
the mountains himself recited to his dear
consort that great mystery known as the
Adhyatma Ramayana which is great
amongst the Puranas. He who reads with
devotion even a shloka or half a shloka of
the Adhyatma Ramayana, is purified of all
sins that very moment. He who daily
recites reverently the Adhyatma
Ramayana with a mind directed to no
other object, is said to be jivan mukta
(emancipated in this very life). One who
casually listens to the Adhyatma
Ramayana from another without showing

reverence, even he is freed from sin. He

who bows to the Adhyatma Ramayana,

having approached it, obtains the fruit of
worshipping all the Gods. This greatness

of the Adhyatma side of Rama’s deeds

was told to the sage Narada by the lotus-

seated Brahma. He who reads or listens to

it with faith attains to the abode of Vishnu

and is worshipped by the Gods. The
present book contains translation of the
Adhyatma Ramayana.The book contains

an Introduction. 1. The Bala Kanda. 2.
The Ayodhya Kanda. 3. The Aranya
Kanda. 4. The Kishkindha Kanda. 5. The

Sundara Kanda. 6. The Yuddha Kanda. 7.
The Uttara Kanda.

Introduction
The Adhyatma Ramayana is a canonical book of the
Vaishnavas and is a part of the Brahmanda Purana. It is
very highly respected by all classes of Hindus for the
beauty of its language, its flow of verse, its clear statement
of the doctrines of the Veda