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Introduction

Vaalmeeki Raamaayan was written by Maharshi Vaalmeeki Jee. This Raamaayan is not at all popular among public, rather most people do not even know that this Raamaayan exists and this is the original Raamaayan. This Raamaayan was written by Maharshi Vaalmeeki Jee.

It is very different from the Raam Charit Maanas written by Goswaamee Tulasee Daas Jee. The most basic difference  between them is that Vaalmeeki Raamaayan is more like a historical description; while Maanas is created by a Bhakt for Bhakt. It is like a Sarovar (pond) in which Bhakt always like to drown and come up again and again. They want to go down to the bottom of the Sarovar but the Sarovar seems bottomless to them and they are not able to reach at the bottom of it. Still they don't  want to come out of the Sarovar. 

Although at many places Vaalmeeki Jee has described many things in detail, but they never seem to be described from the view point of a Bhakt; while Maanas, as a whole, is the ocean of Bhakti and love. Tulasee Daas Jee has written it as if a Bhakt is writing  about his Swaamee.

All Kaand (its sections) names are linked to their index page. All "Next" and "Previous" are linked to text pages. Other links go to their respective pages. Most names appeared in Raamaayan are given on "Names" page, and all short notes are given on "Notes" page. Detailed notes are given on separate pages. Some terms in text appear as bold and linked they can be seen on their respective pages.

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