ma and his wife
S
t
are the model spouses for Hindus.
V
lm
ki
traces the spiritual path of R
ma in
Yoga-vasi
tha
, and to him also is ascribed the central part of
R
m
ya
a
. The present work is in seven
k
ndas
, sections, of which (ii)–(vi) tell of R
ma's birth (celebrated in the festival R
ma Navami) and childhood; his life in
Ayodhy
and his banishment; his life in the forest and S