Episodes in this kanda

• The Question That Began a Poem — Valmiki asks Narada a simple question — does a perfect man exist? — and the Ramayana is born as the answer.
• The Birth of Rama — Dasharatha waited a lifetime for an heir; a fire-born offering answered with four sons.
• The Sage's Sacrifice — Vishwamitra asks a king to lend him two boys to guard a yajna — and leads Rama to his first battle.
• The Stone That Became a Woman — On the road to Mithila, the dust of Rama's feet frees Ahalya from a curse that had held her as stone for ages.
• The Breaking of Shiva's Bow — A bow no king could even lift snaps in Rama's hands — and wins him Sita of Mithila.
• When Two Avatars Met — Fresh from the wedding, Rama meets the axe-wielding Parashurama — and one drawn bow reveals who Rama truly is.