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