Ramayana Book 2, The: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Ramayana Book 2, The, credited to Valmiki, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Ramayana Book 2, by Valmiki, translated by Ralph T. H Griffith. Read by om123. The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabharata. It is the story of Rama, who emabrks on an epic journey followed by the fight with Ravana, the demon king who abducted Rama's wife, Sita. The epic depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. (Introduction by Om123)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Ramayana Book 2, The
• Author credits: Valmiki
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 40
• Listed recording duration: 11:44:45

Catalogue topics

• ancient texts
• poetry
• epic
• Valmiki

Opening tracks: first 24 of 40

1. 01 Book 2 : Canto 1 - 3 — 20:32
2. 02 Book 2 : Canto 4 - 6 — 17:17
3. 03 Book 2 : Canto 7 - 9 — 22:02
4. 04 Book 2 : Canto 10 - 12 — 29:52
5. 05 Book 2 : Canto 13 - 15 — 21:22
6. 06 Book 2 : Canto 16 - 18 — 18:01
7. 07 Book 2 : Canto 19 - 21 — 26:24
8. 08 Book 2 : Canto 22 - 24 — 20:45
9. 09 Book 2 : Canto 25 - 27 — 17:33
10. 10 Book 2 : Canto 28 - 30 — 16:08
11. 11 Book 2 : Canto 31 - 33 — 18:01
12. 12 Book 2 : Canto 34 - 36 — 19:41
13. 13 Book 2 : Canto 37 - 39 — 15:58
14. 14 Book 2 : Canto 40 - 42 — 17:28
15. 15 Book 2 : Canto 43 - 45 — 14:12
16. 16 Book 2 : Canto 46 - 48 — 14:14
17. 17 Book 2 : Canto 49 - 51 — 13:04
18. 18 Book 2 : Canto 52 - 54 — 30:19
19. 19 Book 2 : Canto 55 - 57 — 17:09
20. 20 Book 2 : Canto 58 - 60 — 16:28
21. 21 Book 2 : Canto 61 - 63 — 17:31
22. 22 Book 2 : Canto 64 - 66 — 21:08
23. 23 Book 2 : Canto 67 - 69 — 13:32
24. 24 Book 2 : Canto 70 - 72 — 21:21

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