Like its model, Valmiki's Ramayana, the work is divided into seven books, in this case Adikando, Ajodhyakando, Aranya Kando, Kishkindha Kando, Sundor Kando, Lankhakando, and Uttorkando. There are also puntis preserved in the Silchar Normal School Library, Assam Jahangirnagar University and the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh the British Library and the School of Oriental and African Studies in the United Kingdom and the BibliothР“РЃque nationale de France.Р”В«engali lithograph depicting Rama enthroned with Sita to his left, surrounded by Vasistha, Lakshmana(with bow), Bharata(green), Shatrughna(with fan) & Vibhishana(black) while Hanuman(right) & Jambavan(left) are kneeling before him in reverence :РІР‚Р‰168Р”В®xtant manuscripts are presently stored in West Bengal universities such as the University of Calcutta, Visva-Bharati University, Rabindra Bharati University, Jadavpur University, University of Burdwan, and the University of North Bengal. :РІР‚Р‰168 Some attempts have been made to produce scholarly editions, but, in the view of Philippe BenoР“В®t, 'sans rР“В©sultat probant' ('without convincing results') in these circumstances, he concludes 'il est impossible de se faire une idР“В©e du texte original de KrittibР“Сћs' ('it is impossible to formulate an impression of the original text of Krittibas'). :РІР‚Р‰168 Over 1500 manuscripts of the poem are extant, but most date to the last quarter of the eighteenth century or later, and they are enormously varied (with some variations reflecting regional transmission within Bengal) even the earliest manuscript fragments are at least two centuries later than the putative author's estimated period.

:РІР‚Р‰168 But it is far from clear how similar any version of the text known today is to what this figure might have composed in the fifteenth century the text underwent various changes at the hands of various puthi scribes, who tended to add more material to the text, :РІР‚Р‰146 and nineteenth-century pandits were also influential in determining the content of the printed editions that predominate today. If the popular association of the Krittivas Ramayan with Krittibas Ojha and the available biographical information about him is correct, the Krittibas Ramayan was composed in the fifteenth century CE. The Krittivas Ramayan appears to be a translation into Bengali from one or another recension of the Sanskrit text known as Valmiki's Ramayana. The work is still in progress.Rama worshipping Durga, as part of the Durga Puja setup. Word meanings in english and an english translation for each sloka are given. Fonts need to be downloaded for the last two formats. MurthyР”В®ach sloka is available in ITRANS, Devanagari or Roman transliteration. Each verse is given in devanagari with a roman tranliteration and an english translation.

Ramcharitmanas (.pdf files) is available here for viewing and for download. Definitely worth a visit.Р”Р‡ounded in 1923 to propagate the Gita, over the years, the institution has made available more than 300 million copies of the Gita, Ramayan, Bhagvat, Durga Saptashati, Puranas, Upanishads, and other books in Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, Bangla, Oriya, Telugu, Kannada, and other Indian languages. Links to other interesting sites are given. The complete Ramacharitamanasa is also available in ISCII, ITRANS, CSX, PS or XDVNG formats. The navigation bar greatly facilitates use of the text. The complete Valmiki Ramayana is available here in XDVNG devanagari, ITRANS, or as devanagari postscript files.

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