Ayodhya Kanda

The book of Ayodhya. Rama's exile, Dasharatha's death, and Bharata's supreme act of devotion in ruling Ayodhya with Rama's sandals on the throne.

Lessons in this chapter

• Preparations for Coronation — A Kingdom Rejoices
• Manthara's Poison — The Hunchback's Scheme
• The Two Boons — Ancient Promise, Dasharatha's Anguish
• Rama Accepts Exile — Supreme Dharma, Unshaken Resolve
• Sita's Resolve — The Power of Partnership in Dharma
• Lakshmana's Devotion — The Sacred Bond of Brotherhood and Selfless Service
• Farewell to Ayodhya — A Kingdom's Grief and an Eternal Departure
• Crossing the Ganga — The Nishada King and the Sacred River
• Bharadvaja's Ashram — Divine Wisdom at the Sacred Confluence
• Arrival at Chitrakoot — Building a Home in the Wilderness
• Dasharatha's Death — A Father's Grief and an Ancient Curse
• Bharata's Grief — The Brother Who Refused a Stolen Crown
• The Brothers Meet — When Two Forms of Dharma Embrace
• The Great Debate — When Dharma Argues with Dharma
• Rama's Sandals — A Kingdom Governed by Footwear
• Life at Nandigram — Fourteen Years of Faithful Waiting
• Visitors from Ayodhya — Shadows Gathering in Paradise
• Into the Dandaka — Where Exile Becomes Adventure

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