Valmiki Ramayana (two Volumes)
author: Gita Press
edition: 2014, Gita Press, Gorakhpur
pages: 1971
ISBN-10: 8129300303
ISBN-13: 9788129300300
Topic: Ramayana
Balakanda, chapter 72
This page describes chapter 72 of the Balakanda (Sanskrit: Bālakāṇḍa) located on page 180 of volume 1 in Valmiki’s Ramayana published by Gita Press. The Ramayana captures the story of Rama as he chases and battles king Ravana who captured Sita and transported her to Lanka. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
Summary of contents: Vasishtha and Vishvamitra jointly ask for the hand of the two daughters of Kushadhwaja in favour of Bharata and Shatrughna and Janaka acquiesces in the proposal. Thereupon Dasharatha gets his sons to perform the rite of Samavartana and himself performs the Nandishraddha
Original transliteration of Sanskrit words using IAST:
Vasishtha or Vasistha: Vasiṣṭha
Vishvamitra or Visvamitra: Viśvāmitra
Kushadhwaja or Kusadhwaja: Kuśadhwaja
Shatrughna or Satrughna: Śatrughna
Dasharatha or Dasaratha: Daśaratha
Samavartana: Samāvartana
Nandishraddha or Nandisraddha: Nāndīśrāddha
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Balakanda, chapter 72” according to 263 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Ramayana of Valmiki [by Hari Prasad Shastri]
Then King Janaka said to Shri Lakshmana: “O Lakshmana, come hither, peace be with you! Take in your hand the hand of my daughter Urmila, tarry not, O Prince.” Having thus spoken, Janaka likewise addressed Prince Bharata, saying: “O Son of Raghu, accept the hand of the Princess Mandavi” and to Prince Shatrughna, he said: “O Great Prince, accept the hand of Shruta-kirtti....
Read full contents: Chapter 73 - The marriage ceremonies are completed
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
He killed the monster Subahu, while defending the sacrificial platform of Vishvamitra, whence he accompanied that holy Sage to witness the celebration of a religious sacrifice by Janaka, whose daughter Janaki he married. Lakshmana married Urmila; Bharata married Mandavi, and Shatrughna married Shrutakirti....
Read full contents: Chapter CXLIII - The Ramayana
Ramayana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
This youthful brother of yours, king Kushadhvaja, O you versed in morality, this pious-souled one, O king, has, O prime of men, a couple of daughters, unparalleled on earth in beauty, whom we would ask for, to become wives to the prince Bharata and the intelligent Shatrughna; as we, O king, ask for your own daughters in the interests of those high-souled ones (Rama and Lakshmana)....
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