सर्गः १ — In which Vālmīki asks Nārada for the perfect man, and Nārada names Rāma, previewing his exile, battles, victory, and reign
सर्गः २ — In which Vālmīki, grieving a slain krauñca at Tamasā, curses the Niṣāda in verse and gains Brahmā charge to sing Rāma.
सर्गः ३ — In which Vālmīki, seated on sacred grass, envisions Rāma's entire destiny from wedding and exile to Laṅkā's fall and triumphant return.
सर्गः ४ — In which Vālmīki trains Kuśa and Lava to sing his Rāmāyaṇa, sages weep and reward them, and Rāma brings them to his palace to hear their song.
सर्गः ५ — In which the Ikṣvāku Rāmāyaṇa is promised, and rich Kōsala, Manu-built Ayōdhyā, and Daśaratha ruling like Indra appear
सर्गः ६ — In which truthful Daśaratha guards prosperous Ayōdhyā where contented citizens, dutiful varṇas, and mighty war hosts keep dharma secure
सर्गः ७ — In which King Daśaratha, served by eight loyal ministers and priests Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadēva, rules a peaceful and righteous kingdom without rivals.
सर्गः ८ — In which sonless Daśaratha vows a horse sacrifice while Sumantra recalls Sanatkumāra foretelling R̥ṣyaśr̥ṅga bringing rain and royal sons
सर्गः ९ — In which Lōmapāda's courtesans enter the forest, charm innocent R̥ṣyaśr̥ṅga with songs and sweets, and lead him to rain-blessed Aṅga
सर्गः १० — In which Daśaratha heeds Sanatkumāra prophecy, visits Lōmapāda, and escorts R̥ṣyaśr̥ṅga and Śāntā to celebrating Ayōdhyā
सर्गः ११ — In which Daśaratha, longing for sons in spring, propitiates R̥śyaśr̥ṅga, summons Vedic priests, and orders horse release and Sarayū ground prepared
सर्गः १२ — In which Daśaratha seeks offspring rite from Vasiṣṭha, who orders lodges, feasts, honors all castes, summons Janaka and every king, and opens sacrifice
सर्गः १३ — In which Daśaratha performs flawless horse sacrifice on Sarayū, feasts all guests, rewards priests, and wins promise of four sons
सर्गः १४ — In which R̥śyaśr̥ṅga begins offspring rite while gods plead with Brahmā against Rāvaṇa and pray Viṣṇu be born as Daśaratha's four sons
सर्गः १५ — In which Viṣṇu agrees to slay Rāvaṇa in human form, choosing Daśaratha, whose rite yields divine payasa for three queens
सर्गः १६ — In which Brahmā commands gods to beget shapeshifting monkey sons who swarm earth to kill Rāvaṇa beside Rāma
सर्गः १७ — In which Daśaratha welcomes four newborn princes, plans their marriages, and honors sage Viśvāmitra, pledging to grant his every wish
सर्गः १८ — In which Viśvāmitra seeks boy Rāma for ten nights to guard his vow from flesh-blood raining demons, stunning Daśaratha with fear
सर्गः १९ — In which Daśaratha, stunned, withholds boy Rāma as unfit for war, offers himself and his army, and hears of Rāvaṇa and his agents Mārīca and Subāhu
सर्गः २० — In which Viśvāmitra rages at Daśaratha breaking promise, earth trembles, and Vasiṣṭha praises his weapons to urge sending Rāma
सर्गः २१ — In which Daśaratha gives Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to Viśvāmitra, who amid flowers and drums leads them to Sarayū and grants Balā and Atibalā
सर्गः २२ — In which Viśvāmitra wakes Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa at dawn, shows the river meeting and Kāma āśrama, tells how Śiva burned Kāma, and rests overnight
सर्गः २३ — In which Viśvāmitra ferries Rāma across Gaṅgā, explains roaring Sarayū waters and fallen Malada and Karūṣa, and orders him to kill Tāṭakā
सर्गः २४ — In which Viśvāmitra tells how Tāṭakā won elephant strength by boon, fell to Agastya curse, and must die by Rāma hand
सर्गः २५ — In which Rāma, bound by paternal command, answers Viśvāmitra, fells Tāṭakā with one arrow, winning gods praise before night camp.
सर्गः २६ — In which Viśvāmitra, pleased after the night, grants Rāma every celestial weapon with its mantra, and the living arms offer service.
सर्गः २७ — In which Rāma learns withdrawal lore from Viśvāmitra, dismisses embodied weapons to mental service, and asks whose deer-filled hermitage grove lies ahead
सर्गः २८ — In which Viśvāmitra tells of dwarf Vāmana outstepping Bali, then brings Rāma to Siddhāśrama to guard his rite from demons
सर्गः २९ — In which Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa guard Viśvāmitra six sleepless nights, Rāma ocean-hurls Mārīca, slays Subāhu, and wins Siddhāśrama praise
सर्गः ३० — In which sages invite Rāma to Janaka sacrifice to see the god-given bow none can string and journey to the Śōṇā where Rāma asks about the land
सर्गः ३१ — In which Viśvāmitra traces Kuśa sons founding four cities and tells how Vāyu cripples Kuśanābha hundred daughters for refusing him till their father questions them
सर्गः ३२ — In which Kuśanābha honors his daughters' forgiveness, brings Brahmadatta son of Cūlin, and weds them all as his touch straightens their limbs.
सर्गः ३३ — In which Viśvāmitra traces his line from Kuśa to Gādhi, tells how Satyavatī becomes the Kauśikī river, and rests at midnight
सर्गः ३४ — In which Viśvāmitra leads Rāma from the Śōṇa to the Gaṅgā bank and tells how Himavat's daughter Gaṅgā goes to the gods and Umā to Rudra
सर्गः ३५ — In which Rāma asks why Gaṅgā takes three paths, and Viśvāmitra tells of Śiva restrained, Kārtikēya born of fire, and Umā cursing heaven barren
सर्गः ३६ — In which Brahmā sends gods to Agni and Gaṅgā, whose burning embryo yields gold and six-faced Skanda, nursed by Kr̥ttikās, conquering Daityas and anointed commander.
सर्गः ३७ — In which Bhr̥gu grants Sagara sixty thousand sons and one heir, cruel Asamañja drowns children and suffers exile, and Sagara resolves on sacrifice
सर्गः ३८ — In which Viśvāmitra tells Rāma how Indra steals Sagara's horse and sixty thousand sons dig earth to Rasātala till gods appeal to Brahmā
सर्गः ३९ — In which Brahmā foretells doom, Sagara sons honor four world elephants, accuse Kapila of stealing the horse, and burn to ashes at his Huṃkāra
सर्गः ४० — In which Aṃśumān questions direction-elephants, mourns ash-heaped fathers, learns from Garuḍa Gaṅgā alone frees them, returns horse, and Sagara completes sacrifice and dies
सर्गः ४१ — In which Bhagīratha earns Brahmā's grace through fierce penance and learns only Śiva can bear Gaṅgā's descent to save Sagara's sons
सर्गः ४२ — In which Śiva traps sky-falling Gaṅgā in his locks for years, then frees her to follow Bhagīratha earthward amid rejoicing gods
सर्गः ४३ — In which Brahmā frees sixty thousand Sagaras as Gaṅgā floods their ashes, names her Bhāgīrathī, and Bhagīratha returns to rule joyfully
सर्गः ४४ — In which Rāma crosses Gaṅgā to splendid Viśālā and hears Viśvāmitra tell ocean churning, Vāruṇī choice, and Indra triumph
सर्गः ४५ — In which grieving Diti wins from Kāśyapa boon for Indra-slaying son, then serving Indra splits her impure-sleeping womb sevenfold while Indra begs forgiveness
सर्गः ४६ — In which Indra makes Diti's forty-nine sons the Maruts, Viśvāmitra traces Viśālā's line to Sumati, and Sumati welcomes travelers
सर्गः ४७ — In which Sumati feasts Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, Rāma questions empty hermitage near Mithilā, and Viśvāmitra tells Gautama curse on Indra and Ahalyā awaiting Rāma
सर्गः ४८ — In which gods give gelded Indra ram testicles, Rāma frees radiant Ahalyā, Gautama reunites with her, and Rāma departs for Mithilā
सर्गः ४९ — In which Janaka welcomes Viśvāmitra to his sacrifice, marvels at Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, and learns their lineage and deeds
सर्गः ५० — In which Śatānanda questions Viśvāmitra about Ahalyā reunion with Gautama, welcomes Rāma, and begins telling Viśvāmitra royal lineage and march to Vasiṣṭha hermitage
सर्गः ५१ — In which Vasiṣṭha welcomes Viśvāmitra, exchanges welfare questions, presses a feast on his reluctant guest, and summons Śabalā to cook it
सर्गः ५२ — In which Śabalā feasts Viśvāmitra's army at Vasiṣṭha's command, and Vasiṣṭha refuses riches untold rather than yield his wish-granting cow
सर्गः ५३ — In which dragged Śabalā flees to Vasiṣṭha, proves brāhmaṇa might beats Kṣatriya, spawns Pahlava and Śaka-Yavana hosts, and Viśvāmitra answers with missiles
सर्गः ५४ — In which Śabalā's foreign hosts rout Viśvāmitra's army, Vasiṣṭha burns his hundred sons, and Śiva-armed Viśvāmitra torches the grove as Vasiṣṭha lifts his staff
सर्गः ५५ — In which Vasiṣṭha swallows Viśvāmitra's blazing arsenal and Brahmāstra with one Brahmadaṇḍa, driving humbled Viśvāmitra to seek brāhmaṇhood through tapas
सर्गः ५६ — In which Brahmā hails Viśvāmitra rājar̥ṣi after thousand-year tapas, the shamed sage resumes fiercer austerities, and rejected Triśaṅku begs Vasiṣṭha sons for bodily heaven
सर्गः ५७ — In which Vasiṣṭha sons curse defiant Triśaṅku into caṇḍāla form, and the deserted king begs Viśvāmitra for bodily ascent to heaven
सर्गः ५८ — In which Viśvāmitra shelters caṇḍāla-born Triśaṅku, calls sages to his heaven rite, and curses Vasiṣṭha scoffers to outcast births
सर्गः ५९ — In which Viśvāmitra sends Triśaṅku bodily heavenward, stops his fall from Indra and creates southern stars for his headlong refuge
सर्गः ६० — In which Viśvāmitra shifts austerities to Puṣkara while Ambarīṣa buys willing Śunaḥśēpa after Indra steals his victim
सर्गः ६१ — In which Viśvāmitra curses his refusing sons, arms Śunaḥśēpa with two hymns, and Indra grants the bound boy long life at Ambarīṣa's rite
सर्गः ६२ — In which Mēnakā's beauty steals ten years of Viśvāmitra's tapas until remorse sends him to Kauśikī for Maharṣi rank while Indra summons Rambhā
सर्गः ६३ — In which Indra sends Rambhā to tempt Viśvāmitra, who curses her to stone for ten thousand years and repents his anger
सर्गः ६४ — In which Viśvāmitra conquers anger in thousand-year silent tapas, Brahmā grants Brahmanhood, Vasiṣṭha befriends him and Janaka welcomes the fulfilled sage
सर्गः ६५ — In which Janaka tells the deposit of Rudra bow, Sītā rise from the furrow, routed besiegers, and his vow to wed her to Rāma who strings it
सर्गः ६६ — In which Rāma strings and snaps Janaka's unyielding bow, and Janaka pledges Sītā and sends ministers to fetch Daśaratha
सर्गः ६७ — In which Janaka's envoys report Rāma broke the bow to win Sītā, invite Daśaratha with priests to Mithilā, and he orders march tomorrow
सर्गः ६८ — In which Daśaratha marches with priests, kin and fourfold army to Vidēha, where rejoicing Janaka welcomes him and fixes the wedding for morning
सर्गः ६९ — In which Janaka summons Kuśadhvaja and Daśaratha, and Vasiṣṭha recites the Solar lineage from Brahmā to Rāma seeking brides for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
सर्गः ७० — In which Janaka traces his line from Nimi, tells slaying Sudhanvā, pledges Sītā to Rāma and Ūrmilā to Lakṣmaṇa, and fixes wedding day.
सर्गः ७१ — In which Viśvāmitra seeks Kuśadhvaja daughters for Bharata and Śatrughna, Janaka sets one wedding day and Daśaratha gives cows
सर्गः ७२ — In which Yudhājit visits Daśaratha, Vasiṣṭha seeks brides from ready Janaka, and four princes wed Sītā, Ūrmilā, Māṇḍavī and Śrutakīrti amid flowers and song.
सर्गः ७३ — In which Daśaratha marches home amid ill omens and ash-covered darkness as axe-bearing Paraśurāma appears before Rāma
सर्गः ७४ — In which Paraśurāma, brushing aside Daśaratha's pleading, challenges Rāma to string Viṣṇu bow and recounts its triumph over Śiva bow.
सर्गः ७५ — In which Rāma strings the Vaiṣṇava bow, spares brāhmaṇa Paraśurāma's life, and looses the unerring shaft on his austerity-won worlds while gods watch
सर्गः ७६ — In which Rāma yields his bow to Varuṇa, enters festive Ayōdhyā with his bride, and dwells in deepening love with Sītā
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