Determined to protect his father's honour, Rama accepts the harsh decision and prepares to leave. Even though the people condemn her for her cruelty and the broken-hearted king tries to appeal to her better sense, Kaikeyi is unmoved. In the first part of this book, Ayodhya Kand I, we find out how and why King Dasharatha is forced by Queen Kaikeyi to banish his son Rama. It tells the story of Lord Rama's exile from Ayodhya and the grief that grips, not just his family, but the entire city. Here they meet King Janaka, who has promised his daughter’s hand to the strongest prince in the land…Īyodhya Kand is the second book in Valmiki's Ramayana. At last they come to the palace of Mithila to see the great bow of Shiva. As they travel with the rishis, they also hear many fascinating tales about the people and places they see. Under the tutelage of the great rishi, Rama and Lakshmana learn the duties of a Kshatriya, and the secret mantras of all kinds of weapons. Accompanied by Lakshmana, the young prince goes to the forest to fight the evil rakshasas. His thrilling adventures begin when Rishi Vishwamitra comes to Ayodhya to seek his help against the rakshasas who are harassing the rishis in the forest. But the gods have destined Rama to be a hero.
Devoted to each other, the four princes grow up happily in the palace. In time, four glorious sons are born to them – Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna. In this book, we meet King Dasharatha of Ayodhya and his queens, Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi.
It begins by relating how Valmiki composed and launched his great poem. It says that Moksha or liberation can be attained in the simplest of ways.Bala Kand, the first book of the Ramayana, is about Rama’s boyhood. The final part of the Shiva Purana shows the path of Nirvana to the readers. This part tells the stories of the times that Shiva the saviour freed the world from the oppression and immortality of those who had forgotten the path of dharma. When evil prevails, he is the one that even the gods call upon for help. Each of the Jyotirlinga stories reiterates the deep, loving bond that Shiva has with his devotees and how he has been and will continue to protect them from ill and evil. Spread across the length and breadth of India are the 12 Jyotirlingas that form the highest point of pilgrimage to any devotee of Shiva. It also highlights the ongoing conflict between the brothers which eventually also leads to part of the next section, the creation of a Jyotirlinga. Their births, in fact, are fascinating tales of love and sacrifice. The sons of Shiva and Parvati, Kartikeya and Ganesha took birth to accomplish mighty tasks even at a tender age. The two essentially being two halves of the same truth, each incomplete without the other. Shiva and his consort Shakti were viewed as different divinities but the stories reveal how the two are encompassed in one body. This section narrates the importance of the balance between masculine and feminine energies. What is a Purana? Who created the Puranas? What is the essence of the Shiva Purana? When and how did Shiva first appear? Answers to these and many more are explained in the first section. The book elaborates every story of Lord Shiva from the Shiva Purana captivating and teleporting the reader into the Shiva Universe. With the in-depth research and accurate information from Amar Chitra Katha’s esteemed editorial team and the vivid graphics that bring characters to life, created with precision by the master artists, this comic narrative of Shiva Purana is a must for every mythology enthusiast.
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