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Ramayana
The Ramayana retold for study, not just reading — walk all seven kandas, meet the characters who carry the story, and trace the dharma behind each turn. Acharya is on hand to explain any episode and the question it raises.
What you can do
- Walk all seven kandas from Bala to Uttara, episode by episode.
- Meet the central characters — Rama, Sita, Hanuman, Ravana, and more.
- Read the great episodes as self-contained stories with their context.
- Follow the dharma themes — duty, devotion, sacrifice, the word as a bond.
The Ramayana is less a single tale than a library of decisions: a prince who keeps his father's word, a devotee who leaps an ocean, a king undone by ego. Each episode is a study in dharma, and Acharya can unpack any of them with the verse behind it.
How it works
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1. Start with a kanda
Open any of the seven kandas to see its episodes in order.
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2. Read the episode
Each episode is a self-contained story with its characters and setting.
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3. Ask for meaning
Bring the dharma question an episode raises to Acharya for a grounded answer.
The whole epic, organized for study
Instead of one long scroll, the Ramayana is broken into its seven kandas and their episodes, with characters and themes cross-linked — so you can follow a single thread, like Hanuman's arc, across the story.
Story first, then the question
Every episode carries a dharma question — Rama's exile, Bharata's refusal of the throne, Sita's agni pariksha. Read the story, then ask Acharya to weigh the debate it raises, with the verse behind it.
Common questions
What are the seven kandas of the Ramayana?
The Ramayana is divided into seven kandas (books): Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha, and Uttara. They run from Rama's birth and youth through the exile, the search for Sita, the war in Lanka, and the return to Ayodhya.
Is this the Valmiki Ramayana?
The structure and episodes follow the classical Valmiki Ramayana. Acharya explains episodes and characters with citations rather than inventing new plot.
Which guide covers the Ramayana?
The Ramayana sits with Acharya, the scripture and philosophy guide, alongside the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and Concepts & Contrasts.
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