Illuminations
The First Chapters of the Ramayana
Cover Image Credit: Hanuman by Oleg Doroshenko (Deposit Photos)
Interior Image Credit: Mandalas by Viktoriia Kenshenskaia (Deposit Photos)
Who in this world stands as a force of virtue?
Valmiki searches for the ideal hero. He must pen a legend that will inspire generations.
He consults the sage Narada. And a tale of romance and magic builds the foundation of faith. The power of story transforms one man…and the world.
An ancient Hindu epic. The Ramayana conjures a world where divine creatures battle dark forces. In this modern translation of the first four chapters, follow Valmiki as he seeks the inspiration to pen the myth. Witness the epic’s original poetry inspire a new form. A beautiful adaptation of the Sanskrit verses into a lyrical English poetic.