Bala Kanda
Book 1बालकाण्ड
Book of Youth
The origins of Rama, his childhood, and the story of his youth. Narrates the birth of Rama, his education, and his marriage to Sita.
77
Chapters (Sargas)
2,036
Verses (Slokas)
7
Narrative Arcs
Bala Kanda in One Breath
The pivotal moments that define this book.
Chapters (Sargas)
77 chapters, grouped into narrative arcs.
Splendour of ayodhya city described
25 verses
Estimable nature of king dasharatha's ministers
21 verses
King dasharatha proposes Vedic ritual for progeny
21 verses
Legend of Sage Rishyasringa
18 verses
Rishyasringa enticed and brought from woods
30 verses
Sarga 11
29 verses
dasaratha readies to perform asvamedha ritual
13 verses
ashva-medha begun; sage vashiSTa's arrangements
33 verses
ashvamedha commenced as preamble to putrakAmeShTi ritual
58 verses
Rishyashringa officiates putrakAmeShTi ritual for dasharatha
30 verses
yajna purusha presents divine dessert as fruit of ritual
28 verses
brahma orders gods to spawn forest-rangers,vAnarA-s
31 verses
Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna took births
51 verses
Sage vishvamitra's arrival to take rAma along with him to guard ritual
21 verses
dasharatha's dissent to spare rAma's servicees
25 verses
Ire of sage vishvamitra; vashiShTha appeases dasharatha
22 verses
rAma, lakshmaNa travel with vishvamitra to his ritual place
19 verses
Their sojourn at the confluence of the rivers ganga and sarayu
20 verses
The legend of deomoness tATaka
30 verses
The legend of deomoness tATaka - contd
20 verses
Elimination of demoness tATaka
36 verses
vishvAmitra endows rAma with supernatural missiles
21 verses
vishvAmitra teaches rAma about annulment of missiles
11 verses
Legend of vAmana narrated
27 verses
Legend of siddha Ashrama
25 verses
rAma safeguards vishvAmitra's vedic ritual
24 verses
Legend of vishvamitra's ancestry
23 verses
Legend of River Ganga
23 verses
Legend of Uma and her curse
23 verses
Legend of kaartikeya
31 verses
Legend of emperor sagara
24 verses
sagara's sons dig earth in search of ritual hose
25 verses
Sage kapila burns the sons of sagara
26 verses
sagara's grandson amshuman's search for the horse
26 verses
king bhageeratha's effort to bring river ganga ion to the earth
24 verses
River ganga's descent onto earth
38 verses
brahma commends bhageeratha
20 verses
The legend of churning Milk Ocean
43 verses
Lady diti seeks for a son to kill Indra
23 verses
The legend of Seven-maruts, wind-gods
20 verses
The legend of ahalya
26 verses
Redemption of ahalya from her curse
20 verses
Redemption of ahalya from her curse cont.
19 verses
The legend of vishvamitra
22 verses
he legend of Vishvamitra- contd
21 verses
vishvamitra tries to gain kaamadhenu
24 verses
Sacred-Cow creates forces to fightback
22 verses
vishvamitra ruins vashiSTHa's hermitage
25 verses
vashiSTa nullifies Vishvamitra's missiles
22 verses
The Legend of trishanku
17 verses
trishanku seeks shelter of vishvamitra
24 verses
trishanku undertakes Vedic ritual
22 verses
trishanku's ascension to heaven
28 verses
Lend of shunashshepa
21 verses
Legend of shunashshepa [contd. ]
27 verses
Legend of vishvamitra [contd. ]
22 verses
Legend of vishvamitra [contd. ]
19 verses
Legend of vishvamitra - concluded
35 verses
Legend of shiva's bow
26 verses
rAma breaks shiva's bow
25 verses
janaka sends message to ayodhya
18 verses
dasharatha arrives at mithila
18 verses
ikshvaaku's lineage detailed
39 verses
janaka's lineage detailed
23 verses
Marriage alliance to bharata, shatrughna
24 verses
sItha's marriage with rAma
32 verses
parashu rAma's arrival
19 verses
Legends of shiva and vishnu bows
25 verses
parashu rAma's pride is hurt
23 verses
Happy days after marriages
24 verses