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Hindu religious traditions
The Ramayana attributed to Valmiki tells Rama’s life through exile, separation from Sita, alliances, the war in Lanka and the return to Ayodhya. Its account of its own creation and performance places poetry, grief, memory and the testing of righteous conduct at the centre of the work.
Original artistic interpretation · RamayanaTHE SACRED LIBRARY
The Valmiki Ramayana opens by asking what kind of person can unite virtue, strength, gratitude, truthfulness, resolve and care for others. Narada answers by describing Rama and summarizing his life. The hero is introduced through a demanding ethical inquiry before the narrative expands into royal politics, forest journeys, abduction, friendship and war.
The Bala Kanda’s account of the poem names twenty-four thousand verses, six books and a concluding Uttara portion. The story’s traditional scale stands beside the variety of forms in which it has been preserved. The text also represents itself as something learned and performed. Valmiki teaches it to Kusha and Lava, whose recitation brings Rama’s own history before him.
AT A GLANCE
INSIDE THE TEXT
ROLE & ESSENCE
The Ramayana follows the effects of promises and loyalties on particular people. Exile separates the royal household, Sita’s loss leads to a search and alliances, and the return requires the help of many companions. Its origin and performance stories also explain how those events become a poem: Narada tells Valmiki, Brahma commissions him, and Kusha and Lava learn and sing the work.
Sanskrit epic
Traditionally attributed to Valmiki.
Valmiki’s epic follows Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman through exile, the abduction of Sita, the war in Lanka and the return to Ayodhya.
Seven kandas in the received text; textual layers and recensions differ.
Composition, transmission and redaction must be distinguished; no unsupported exact date is assigned.
Read the Sanskrit with an identified translation. Commentary is presented by its own school, not as the only interpretation.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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TRADITION & MEANING
The Ramayana has a long life in different languages and devotional traditions. Retellings bring different emphases to Rama, Sita and their companions, while the journey through exile, separation, searching and return remains a powerful narrative thread.
Other Rama traditions develop episodes, interpretations and endings differently from the Valmiki Ramayana. Within the received Valmiki epic, the Uttara Kanda continues events beyond Rama’s return and coronation. Its continuation is distinct from the conclusion of the Lanka war and the restoration at Ayodhya.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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FOLLOW THE THREADS
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The Ramayana’s poetic beginning connects story with compassion.
Rama is the central prince and ruler of the epic.
Central heroine whose life is narrated throughout the Ramayana.
A principal agent in the Ramayana’s search, embassy, and war narratives.
Valmiki is the poem’s named composer and teacher in its own framing narrative.
The abduction drives the search and the conflict in the Ramayana.
The war in Lanka is one part of the Ramayana’s larger narrative.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+15 AUR · +5 HP
Any Character receives the Base Effect. One Enhancement may be equipped at a time. These bonuses and numerical rules are Suvarnaveda game design; they are not measurements supplied by sacred texts.
+16 AUR · +6 HP
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
Valmiki receives Narada’s account; Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are central protagonists.
Valmiki receives Narada’s account; Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are central protagonists.
Valmiki receives Narada’s account; Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are central protagonists.
Valmiki receives Narada’s account; Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are central protagonists.
Valmiki receives Narada’s account; Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are central protagonists.
Valmiki receives Narada’s account; Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are central protagonists.
True Resonance adds to the Base Effect. A specific pairing takes precedence over a group pairing; they do not stack. Natural Character stats remain on their original 0–100 scale. Normal effective stats cap at 125; exceptional temporary effects cap at 130.
VISUAL ARCHIVE
