Śrīmad Vālmīki Rāmāyana (English Translation)

The omens described. Concluding them to be auspicious, from the thrill that ran through her body at their sight, Sītā experiences great joy.

The moment Sītā, who was unable to bear the reproaches and threats of the ogresses, endeavours after wailing a good deal to strangle herself to death with the cord used for tying her hair, a propitio…

Risen from sleep, an ogress, Trijatā by name, speaks to her companions intimidating Sītā, of a dream she saw only a few minutes before revealing the triumph of Śrī Rāma and the discomfiture of Rāvana…

Making up her mind not to submit to the advances of Rāvana even on pain of death, when menaced by the ogresses, and indulging in speculation as to why Śrī Rāma was not turning up to rescue her, Sītā …

Unable to endure the threats of the ogresses and calling aloud Śrī Rāma and others, Sītā bursts into a wail.

Citing the examples of Śacī, Arundhatī and other devoted wives, even though threatened by the ogresses, Sītā with a stout heart boldly proclaims her resolve not to submit to anyone else other than he…

Extolling Rāvana, Ekajāta and other ogresses posted in the Aśoka grove coax her to accept his proposal.

Nettled by the censure uttered by Sītā, Rāvana allows her a time-limit of two months to revise her decision and threatens her with death if she does not listen to reason. Restored to confidence by th…

Placing a blade of grass between herself and Rāvana in order to avoid direct contact with a man of evil intentions and expostulating with him by showing him the right path, Sītā praises Śrī Rāma and,…

Seeking to cajole Sītā by means of coaxing words, Rāvana implores her to accept him.

Finding himself unable, as it were, to depict the mental state of Sītā, who got withered up and began to shudder at the sight of Rāvana, the poet tries to portray her with the help of similes. Arrive…

Perceiving Rāvana surrounded by hundreds of young women and approaching Sītā towards the close of night, swayed by passion as he was, Hanumān, who was perched on the top of the Śimśapā tree, silently…

His eyes filled with joy on beholding Sītā surrounded by ogresses with hideous and deformed faces while the moon was at the meridian, Hanumān mentally bows to Śrī Rāma and Laksmana and remains hidden…

Admiring the virtue and propitious bodily marks etc.., of Sītā, Hanumān grieves at the thought of that lady, for whose sake Khara, Virādha and other ogres were killed, having been reduced to such a s…

Casting his eyes all round while remaining perched on the top of that Śimśapā tree, Hanumān catches sight of Sītā in a temple and recognizes her by virtue of her characteristics and age.

Leaping down to the enclosure of the Asoka grove and watching the loveliness of the grove from the top of the wall, Hanumån enters the grove and, leaping from tree to tree in the course of his search…

Coming out of the aerial car, Puspaka, and not finding Sītā even on searching for her on all sides, Hanumān concludes her to have been killed. Believing that her untraceability, no matter whether it …

Having failed to discover Sītā even after searching for her in the picture gallery and other places, Hanumān suspects that she might have been disposed of by Rāvana and, thus meeting with frustration…

Banishing by recourse to reason the thought that the lady whom he had seen was Sītā, Hanumån searches for Sītā once more in the gynaeceum as well as in the banqueting hall and sees there a number of …