4248 - Adhyatama Ramayana
Author: None
Description: The Adhyātma Rāmāyaṇa is a spiritually focused retelling of the Ramāyaṇa embedded within the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. Framed as a dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī, it presents Lord Rāma not simply as an ideal human but as the supreme Brahman—pure, eternal, and the source of all existence. Across over 4,200 verses, the text reinterprets Rāma’s life events—his exile, Sītā’s abduction, the battle with Rāvaṇa—as allegorical expressions of the soul’s journey from ignorance to Self-realization. The work emphasizes the harmony of devotion (bhakti) and non-dual knowledge (jñāna), offering hymns, dialogues, and philosophical depth that influenced later devotional works like Tulsīdāsa’s Ramacharitamānas . ⸻ Keywords: Advaita Vedānta, bhakti-jñāna synthesis, Purāṇic Ramāyaṇa, Śiva–Pārvatī dialogue, allegorical scripture, Rāmāyaṇa recitation ⸻ Ideal for: Spiritual seekers and scholars interested in allegorical readings of the Rāmāyaṇa, practitioners blending devotion with non-dual philosophy, and students exploring the origins of Tulsīdāsa’s devotional epic ⸻ Age: 16 years and up (Best for mature readers equipped for philosophical and devotional depth) ⸻ Theme: Divine identity, meditation on Sītā as Māyā, the soul’s liberation, non-dual realization, valorizing devotion as a pathway to Self-awareness ⸻ Tone: Reverential, contemplative, devotional, philosophically rich, and allegorical–spiritual in nature ⸻ Book Type: Purāṇic allegorical scripture; Advaita Vedānta spiritual treatise; devotional–philosophical epic ⸻ Length: Seven kāṇḍas (Bāla through Uttara), approximately 4,200–4,500 verses.
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