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राम

गीतावली

Rāma Gītāvalī

Tulsīdāsa’s complete cycle of 330 songs, following Rāma’s līlā from Bālakāṇḍa through Uttarakāṇḍa

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complete work

Tulsīdāsa sings the life of Rāma as a continuous devotional vision: childhood līlā, exile and separation, the search for Sītā, victory in Laṅkā, return to Ayodhyā, and the devotee's final surrender.

This complete reading edition presents every canonical Devanagari song beside a fresh English translation, checked against the locked page-image witness through the final offering formula.

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Bālakāṇḍa · Songs 1110

001Bālakāṇḍa Song 1: The Auspicious Hour of Rāma's Birth002Bālakāṇḍa Song 2: Friend, Hear the Birth-Song003Bālakāṇḍa Song 3: Supreme Auspiciousness in Kosalapura004Bālakāṇḍa Song 4: Creation Steeped in Celebration005Bālakāṇḍa Song 5: Rāma's Sixth-Night Vigil006Bālakāṇḍa Song 6: The Naming of the Four Brothers007Bālakāṇḍa Song 7: Kausalyā Cradles Rāma008Bālakāṇḍa Song 8: When Will You Four Grow Up?009Bālakāṇḍa Song 9: When Will You Walk, Four Brothers?010Bālakāṇḍa Song 10: The Four Children Adorned011Bālakāṇḍa Song 11: The Four Children in Loving Arms012Bālakāṇḍa Song 12: Kausalyā Fears the Evil Eye013Bālakāṇḍa Song 13: Rāma Laughs at the Guru's Touch014Bālakāṇḍa Song 14: The Children Sleep in Peace015Bālakāṇḍa Song 15: Auspicious Rites and Renewed Celebration016Bālakāṇḍa Song 16: The Guru Foretells Rāma's Glory017Bālakāṇḍa Song 17: The Elder Astrologer Reads Their Destiny018Bālakāṇḍa Song 18: A Cradle-Song and Garland of Poetry019Bālakāṇḍa Song 19: Sumitrā's Lullaby020Bālakāṇḍa Song 20: Sleep, Four Lovely Brothers021Bālakāṇḍa Song 21: Blissful Sleep Comes to the Four Brothers022Bālakāṇḍa Song 22: The Sixteen-Phase Moon of Rāma's Childhood023Bālakāṇḍa Song 23: Kausalyā Rocks the Lord of Raghu024Bālakāṇḍa Song 24: Rāma Shines in the Cradle025Bālakāṇḍa Song 25: The Supreme as a Crawling Child026Bālakāṇḍa Song 26: Rāma Crawls through the Courtyard027Bālakāṇḍa Song 27: Who Can Describe Raghubara's Childhood Beauty?028Bālakāṇḍa Song 28: Look upon the Four Raghubaras029Bālakāṇḍa Song 29: Daśaratha's Great Fortune030Bālakāṇḍa Song 30: The Four Brothers Play in the Courtyard031Bālakāṇḍa Song 31: The Fountain of Joy Plays in the Courtyard032Bālakāṇḍa Song 32: Kausalyā Teaches Her Darling to Walk033Bālakāṇḍa Song 33: Tiny Feet and Lisping Words034Bālakāṇḍa Song 34: Behold the Incomparable Child Rāma035Bālakāṇḍa Song 35: Eyes Beautiful by Nature036Bālakāṇḍa Song 36: Awake, Raghunandana037Bālakāṇḍa Song 37: Morning at Rāma's Door038Bālakāṇḍa Song 38: Awake, Treasury of Compassion039Bālakāṇḍa Song 39: Rāma Sets Out for the Hunt040Bālakāṇḍa Song 40: Come Out to Play, Fountain of Joy041Bālakāṇḍa Song 41: Rāma Roams the Streets of Ayodhyā042Bālakāṇḍa Song 42: The Four Lovely Brothers043Bālakāṇḍa Song 43: At Play in Ayodhyā's Lanes044Bālakāṇḍa Song 44: Little Bow, Little Shoes045Bālakāṇḍa Song 45: The Brothers Play Polo046Bālakāṇḍa Song 46: The Players Return to the Palace047Bālakāṇḍa Song 47: Viśvāmitra Sets Out for Ayodhyā048Bālakāṇḍa Song 48: Today I Shall Gain the Fruit of All Merit049Bālakāṇḍa Song 49: Daśaratha Welcomes the Sage050Bālakāṇḍa Song 50: Give Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa051Bālakāṇḍa Song 51: Daśaratha Entrusts His Sons to the Sage052Bālakāṇḍa Song 52: The Two Brothers Journey with the Sage053Bālakāṇḍa Song 53: The Two Princes with the Sage054Bālakāṇḍa Song 54: The Heroes Journey with the Sage055Bālakāṇḍa Song 55: The Road with Viśvāmitra056Bālakāṇḍa Song 56: The Lovely Royal Sons057Bālakāṇḍa Song 57: Ahalyā Delivered058Bālakāṇḍa Song 58: The Glory of the Foot-Dust059Bālakāṇḍa Song 59: Ahalyā's Great Good Fortune060Bālakāṇḍa Song 60: Guardians of Kauśika's Sacrifice061Bālakāṇḍa Song 61: Janaka Welcomes Kauśika062Bālakāṇḍa Song 62: The Princes Enter Janakpur063Bālakāṇḍa Song 63: The Sons of Ayodhyā's Lord064Bālakāṇḍa Song 64: Janaka Asks Whose Sons They Are065Bālakāṇḍa Song 65: Who Are These Two?066Bālakāṇḍa Song 66: Kauśika Tells Their Story067Bālakāṇḍa Song 67: Daśaratha's Four Noble Sons068Bālakāṇḍa Song 68: The Two Sons of Daśaratha069Bālakāṇḍa Song 69: Janaka's Wakeful Night070Bālakāṇḍa Song 70: Talk of the Arena071Bālakāṇḍa Song 71: The Meeting in the Flower Garden072Bālakāṇḍa Song 72: Sītā Worships Pārvatī073Bālakāṇḍa Song 73: The Princes in the Arena074Bālakāṇḍa Song 74: These Are Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa075Bālakāṇḍa Song 75: Women Go to See the Brothers076Bālakāṇḍa Song 76: Janakpur Becomes Bodiless077Bālakāṇḍa Song 77: Look Closely, Fair-Faced Friend078Bālakāṇḍa Song 78: Since They Beheld the Brothers079Bālakāṇḍa Song 79: Janaka Has Done Well080Bālakāṇḍa Song 80: Śiva Favors King Janaka081Bālakāṇḍa Song 81: Look Well upon Rāma, Sunayanā082Bālakāṇḍa Song 82: A Groom Worthy of Sītā083Bālakāṇḍa Song 83: Behold the Two Princes084Bālakāṇḍa Song 84: The Kings Assemble in the Arena085Bālakāṇḍa Song 85: Lakṣmaṇa Answers Janaka086Bālakāṇḍa Song 86: Janaka Voices His Concern087Bālakāṇḍa Song 87: Kauśika Praises Janaka088Bālakāṇḍa Song 88: Rāma Extols Janaka089Bālakāṇḍa Song 89: The Kings Fail and Lakṣmaṇa Rises090Bālakāṇḍa Song 90: Rāma Breaks Śiva's Bow091Bālakāṇḍa Song 91: The Princes Captivate Janakapur092Bālakāṇḍa Song 92: The Bow Bends Before Rāma093Bālakāṇḍa Song 93: Pināka Breaks at the Lord's Touch094Bālakāṇḍa Song 94: Joy Fills Earth and Heaven095Bālakāṇḍa Song 95: Lakṣmaṇa Defies the Angry Kings096Bālakāṇḍa Song 96: Jānakī Takes the Victory-Garland097Bālakāṇḍa Song 97: Friend, Reap the Reward of Your Eyes098Bālakāṇḍa Song 98: The Greatness of Janaka's Fortune099Bālakāṇḍa Song 99: Kauśalyā Worries for Her Sons100Bālakāṇḍa Song 100: Kauśalyā Laments the Princes' Departure101Bālakāṇḍa Song 101: Sumitrā Awaits News102Bālakāṇḍa Song 102: Bharata Brings the Wedding News103Bālakāṇḍa Song 103: Ayodhyā Hears the Good News104Bālakāṇḍa Song 104: Janakapur Welcomes the Procession105Bālakāṇḍa Song 105: Rāma and Jānakī at the Wedding106Bālakāṇḍa Song 106: Rāma the Groom, Sītā the Bride107Bālakāṇḍa Song 107: Lakṣmaṇa and Urmilā108Bālakāṇḍa Song 108: The Beauty of Jānakī's Groom109Bālakāṇḍa Song 109: Kauśalyā Questions Rāma110Bālakāṇḍa Song 110: The Mothers Welcome the Brides

Ayodhyākāṇḍa · Songs 111199

111Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 1: Preparing Rāma's Consecration112Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 2: Kauśalyā Pleads with Rāma113Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 3: Kauśalyā Asks Rāma to Remain114Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 4: How Shall I Remain at Home?115Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 5: Rāma Asks Sītā to Stay116Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 6: Sītā Will Go with Rāma117Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 7: What Use Is Home Without You?118Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 8: Why Speak Such Harsh Words?119Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 9: Come, Then, to the Forest120Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 10: Ayodhyā Laments Sītā's Departure121Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 11: Lakṣmaṇa Seeks Leave to Follow122Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 12: Daśaratha's Last Meeting123Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 13: How Far Is the Forest?124Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 14: Rāma Looks Back at Sītā125Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 15: The Princes Shine upon the Road126Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 16: Behold These Beautiful Travelers127Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 17: The Dark Prince's Beauty128Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 18: A Friend Beholds the Three Travelers129Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 19: Look Well upon the Beautiful Travelers130Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 20: Those Enchanting Travelers131Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 21: The Autumn-Moon-Faced Bride132Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 22: Bowls Filled with Beauty-Nectar133Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 23: Enchantment Without a Spell134Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 24: The Very Abode of Beauty135Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 25: Youthful Bowmen on the Forest Road136Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 26: Jewels Sent into the Forest137Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 27: Fair and Dark Travelers138Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 28: Barefoot Along the Thorny Road139Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 29: Some Princes Walk This Way140Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 30: Beautiful from Head to Foot141Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 31: Reading the Footprints of Love142Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 32: The Roadside People Cross the Ocean143Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 33: Rāma Receives the Forest Command144Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 34: The Calamity-Vine in Ayodhyā145Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 35: I Could Not Look Long Enough146Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 36: Will the Two Heroes Not Return?147Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 37: Where Are the Travelers Going?148Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 38: No News of the Travelers149Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 39: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa of Ayodhyā150Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 40: Since I Saw the Two Brothers151Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 41: News of the Exiles152Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 42: The Hunter Princes at Citrakūṭa153Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 43: The Beauty of Citrakūṭa154Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 44: Rāma and Sītā at the Mandākinī155Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 45: The Lovely Exiles at Citrakūṭa156Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 46: Citrakūṭa Transformed by the Exiles157Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 47: Spring Revelry in Rāma’s Forest158Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 48: Kāma Plays Holī in the Forest159Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 49: Kāma Crowned Emperor of Spring160Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 50: The Rains at Citrakūṭa161Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 51: Kauśalyā’s Desolate Morning162Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 52: Kauśalyā Holds Rāma’s Sandals163Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 53: Is Rāma’s Exile Real?164Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 54: The Empty Palace165Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 55: Kauśalyā Longs for Their Return166Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 56: Daśaratha Hears Sumantra’s Return167Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 57: Daśaratha’s Remorse168Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 58: Daśaratha Cannot Outlive Rāma169Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 59: Daśaratha Chooses Love’s Measure170Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 60: Ayodhyā Rebukes Kaikeyī171Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 61: Bharata Does Not Blame Kaikeyī172Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 62: Only Rāma Knows Bharata’s Heart173Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 63: Kauśalyā Consoles Bharata174Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 64: Bharata Sets Out for Citrakūṭa175Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 65: Bharata Leaves Ayodhyā176Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 66: The Myna Laments Rāma’s Departure177Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 67: The Parrot Teaches Love’s Distinct Path178Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 68: Bharata Reaches Śṛṅgaverapura179Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 69: Rāma and Bharata Meet180Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 70: Bharata Stands Before Rāma181Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 71: Bharata Pleads for Rāma’s Return182Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 72: Rāma Upholds His Father’s Word183Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 73: Bharata Offers to Take Lakṣmaṇa’s Place184Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 74: Bharata Asks to Remain with Rāma185Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 75: Rāma Entrusts His Sandals to Bharata186Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 76: Bharata’s Fourteen-Year Pledge187Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 77: Bharata Accepts Rāma’s Command188Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 78: Bharata Takes the Sandals189Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 79: Bharata’s Life at Nandigrāma190Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 80: Bharata Governs under Rāma’s Sandals191Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 81: Bharata’s Devoted Way of Life192Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 82: The Unwavering Path of Rāma’s Devotion193Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 83: Kauśalyā Questions Kaikeyī’s Gain194Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 84: Kauśalyā’s Self-Reproach195Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 85: Kauśalyā Lives with Separation196Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 86: Kauśalyā Grieves for Rāma’s Horses197Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 87: Kauśalyā Sends Rāma a Message198Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 88: Rumors Deepen Ayodhyā’s Grief199Ayodhyākāṇḍa Song 89: Auspicious News Reaches Bharata

Araṇyakāṇḍa · Songs 200216

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa · Songs 217218

Sundarakāṇḍa · Songs 219269

219Sundarakāṇḍa Song 1: Hanumān Finds Sītā220Sundarakāṇḍa Song 2: Sītā Receives Rāma’s Ring221Sundarakāṇḍa Song 3: Sītā Questions the Ring222Sundarakāṇḍa Song 4: The Ring Reassures Sītā223Sundarakāṇḍa Song 5: Hanumān Approaches Sītā224Sundarakāṇḍa Song 6: Hanumān Gives Rāma’s Assurance225Sundarakāṇḍa Song 7: Sītā Laments the Lost Moment226Sundarakāṇḍa Song 8: Hanumān Consoles Sītā227Sundarakāṇḍa Song 9: Sītā Asks When Rāma Will Come228Sundarakāṇḍa Song 10: Sītā Longs for Rāma’s Arrival229Sundarakāṇḍa Song 11: Hanumān Assures Sītā of Rāma’s Love230Sundarakāṇḍa Song 12: A Warning to Rāvaṇa231Sundarakāṇḍa Song 13: Hanumān Defies Rāvaṇa232Sundarakāṇḍa Song 14: Hanumān Takes Leave of Sītā233Sundarakāṇḍa Song 15: Sītā and Hanumān Part234Sundarakāṇḍa Song 16: Hanumān Returns to Rāma235Sundarakāṇḍa Song 17: Hanumān Describes Sītā’s Suffering236Sundarakāṇḍa Song 18: Sītā as the Embodiment of Separation237Sundarakāṇḍa Song 19: Sītā’s Longing for Rāma’s Sight238Sundarakāṇḍa Song 20: Hanumān Can Barely Describe Sītā239Sundarakāṇḍa Song 21: Rāma Is Overcome by Hanumān’s Report240Sundarakāṇḍa Song 22: The Monkey Army Marches to Laṅkā241Sundarakāṇḍa Song 23: Rāvaṇa Boasts Before Mandodarī242Sundarakāṇḍa Song 24: Rāvaṇa Rejects Wise Counsel243Sundarakāṇḍa Song 25: Vibhīṣaṇa Leaves Rāvaṇa244Sundarakāṇḍa Song 26: Vibhīṣaṇa Receives His Mother’s Blessing245Sundarakāṇḍa Song 27: Śiva Directs Vibhīṣaṇa to Rāma246Sundarakāṇḍa Song 28: Vibhīṣaṇa Sets Out in Joy247Sundarakāṇḍa Song 29: Vibhīṣaṇa Longs for Rāma’s Feet248Sundarakāṇḍa Song 30: Vibhīṣaṇa Vows to Serve Rāma249Sundarakāṇḍa Song 31: Vibhīṣaṇa’s Minister Announces His Refuge250Sundarakāṇḍa Song 32: Rāma Consults the Monkey Chiefs251Sundarakāṇḍa Song 33: Hanumān Judges Vibhīṣaṇa252Sundarakāṇḍa Song 34: Lakṣmaṇa Confirms Vibhīṣaṇa’s Arrival253Sundarakāṇḍa Song 35: Vibhīṣaṇa Is Led Before Rāma254Sundarakāṇḍa Song 36: Rāma Embraces Vibhīṣaṇa255Sundarakāṇḍa Song 37: The Compassion Bestowed on Vibhīṣaṇa256Sundarakāṇḍa Song 38: Vibhīṣaṇa Beholds the Auspicious Form257Sundarakāṇḍa Song 39: Every Good Came to Vibhīṣaṇa258Sundarakāṇḍa Song 40: Why Would Vibhīṣaṇa Not Prosper?259Sundarakāṇḍa Song 41: Vibhīṣaṇa’s Excellent Fortune260Sundarakāṇḍa Song 42: Refuge in Rāma Benefits All261Sundarakāṇḍa Song 43: Hearing Your Glory, I Have Sought Refuge262Sundarakāṇḍa Song 44: The Ancient Vow to Aid the Lowly263Sundarakāṇḍa Song 45: Rāma Declares His Nature264Sundarakāṇḍa Song 46: None Else Is Worthy of Worship265Sundarakāṇḍa Song 47: When Will I Behold That Sweet Form?266Sundarakāṇḍa Song 48: The Sun of Raghu’s Line Is About to Rise267Sundarakāṇḍa Song 49: Sītā’s Forest of Sorrow268Sundarakāṇḍa Song 50: When Will That Golden Day Come?269Sundarakāṇḍa Song 51: Trijaṭā Foretells Rāma’s Arrival

Laṅkākāṇḍa · Songs 270292

Uttarakāṇḍa · Songs 293330

293Uttarakāṇḍa Song 1: Rāma's Righteous Realm294Uttarakāṇḍa Song 2: Rāma Awakens at Dawn295Uttarakāṇḍa Song 3: Rāma's Form on the Sarayū Bank296Uttarakāṇḍa Song 4: Raghubīra Shines on the Sarayū Bank297Uttarakāṇḍa Song 5: Raghunātha Returns from the Sarayū298Uttarakāṇḍa Song 6: Rāma and Sītā on the Throne299Uttarakāṇḍa Song 7: Behold the Crown of Kings300Uttarakāṇḍa Song 8: Behold Raghunātha's Form301Uttarakāṇḍa Song 9: Paint Rāma's Face upon the Heart302Uttarakāṇḍa Song 10: The Splendor of Rāghava's Face303Uttarakāṇḍa Song 11: Rāma's Favorable Face304Uttarakāṇḍa Song 12: Contemplate Raghubīra's Face at Dawn305Uttarakāṇḍa Song 13: Remember Raghubīra's Arms306Uttarakāṇḍa Song 14: Rāma's Lotus Hands, Wish-Fulfilling Trees307Uttarakāṇḍa Song 15: Rāma's Feet, King of Holy Fords308Uttarakāṇḍa Song 16: Behold Raghubara's Form309Uttarakāṇḍa Song 17: Behold Raghupati's Incomparable Beauty310Uttarakāṇḍa Song 18: Rāma on the Swing311Uttarakāṇḍa Song 19: Ayodhyā in the Rains312Uttarakāṇḍa Song 20: The Festival of Lamps313Uttarakāṇḍa Song 21: Spring Revels in Ayodhyā314Uttarakāṇḍa Song 22: The King of Kings Plays Spring Holī315Uttarakāṇḍa Song 23: The Bliss of Ayodhyā316Uttarakāṇḍa Song 24: Rāma's Reign317Uttarakāṇḍa Song 25: Rāma Contemplates Sītā's Exile318Uttarakāṇḍa Song 26: Rāma Resolves upon the Separation319Uttarakāṇḍa Song 27: Lakṣmaṇa Receives Rāma's Command320Uttarakāṇḍa Song 28: Sītā Is Entrusted to Vālmīki321Uttarakāṇḍa Song 29: Sītā's Message to Lakṣmaṇa322Uttarakāṇḍa Song 30: Lakṣmaṇa Departs in Silence323Uttarakāṇḍa Song 31: Lakṣmaṇa's Remorse324Uttarakāṇḍa Song 32: Vālmīki Consoles Sītā325Uttarakāṇḍa Song 33: Sītā in Vālmīki's Hermitage326Uttarakāṇḍa Song 34: The Birth of Lava and Kuśa327Uttarakāṇḍa Song 35: The Childhood Rites of Lava and Kuśa328Uttarakāṇḍa Song 36: Lava and Kuśa at Play329Uttarakāṇḍa Song 37: Bharata's Fidelity to Rāma's Love330Uttarakāṇḍa Song 38: The Deeds of Raghunātha