Return to Ayodhya

The flight home to Ayodhya, Bharata's waiting, Narada's picture of Rama's reign, and the answer to the first day's question.

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Sources

Every verse in this lecture can be checked against these texts.

Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda
6.126.3–6.126.48 (Rama points out the places from the air, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda
6.126.49
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda
6.127.1 (the fourteenth year ends at Bharadvaja's hermitage, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda

6.128.15–6.128.18, 6.128.39 (Hanuman sent ahead; Bharata's joy, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda

6.128.31

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda

1.1.81–1.1.83 (Narada's summary of Sita's trial by fire, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda

1.1.88–1.1.94 (Narada's summary of the coronation and Rama's reign, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda

1.1.12

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda

1.1.2–1.1.8 (the first day's question and Narada's answer, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

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