The Ramayana, Book 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Ramayana, Book 1, 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 1, by Valmiki. 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 depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Ramayana, Book 1
• Author credits: Valmiki
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 6:51:32

Catalogue topics

• Hindu
• sanskirt
• Valmiki
• India
• epic

Track guide

1. 01 - Bk 1 Invocation & Cantos 1-2 — 22:12
2. 02 - Bk1 Cantos 3-7 — 23:37
3. 03 - Bk1 Cantos 8-11 — 24:09
4. 04 - Bk1 Cantos 12-15 — 26:41
5. 05 - Bk1 Cantos 16-20 — 24:08
6. 06 - Bk1 Cantos 21-26 — 34:15
7. 07 - Bk1 Cantos 27-32 — 35:35
8. 08 - Bk1 Cantos 33-37 — 19:40
9. 09 - Bk1 Cantos 38-42 — 24:44
10. 10 - Bk1 Cantos 43-46 — 34:55
11. 11 - Bk1 Cantos 47-53 — 28:30
12. 12 - Bk1 Cantos 54-59 — 23:47
13. 13 - Bk1 Cantos 60-65 — 30:32
14. 14 - Bk1 Cantos 66-71 — 28:50
15. 15 - Bk1 Cantos 72-77 — 30:03

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