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A traditional prayer

सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥
May all be happy. May all be free from illness. May all see what is auspicious. May no one suffer.

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The Golden Deer · Vidya

Painted scene for The Golden Deer

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Stories of the Ramayana for FamiliesDay 8 of 15

The Golden Deer

Ravana and Maricha, the golden deer, Sita's wish, Lakshmana's doubt, and why Valmiki has no Lakshman line.

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Starts at 1 Nov, 6:00 am IST

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

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda
Sargas 35–38 (Ravana and Maricha, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda
3.37.13 (Maricha: Rama is dharma embodied, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda
3.42.15–3.42.35 (the golden deer, 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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Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.43.5

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

5

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.43.10 (Sita's wish, 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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Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.44.19 (Maricha's cry, paraphrased)

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

7

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.45.17

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

8

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

3.45.34 (Lakshmana's departure, paraphrased)

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

9

Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda

Sarga 46 (Ravana arrives as a hermit, paraphrased)

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

10

Later tradition and popular retellings

The Lakshman line (not found in Valmiki)

Translation: Paraphrase
Terms of use: Story summary, no text reproduced

॥ इति ॥

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