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aranya Kanda
1. Entering Dandaka Forest
2. Confrontation with Viradha
3. Viradha attacks Sri Rama and Lakshmana
4. Curse of Viradha
5. Hermitage of Sage Sharabhanga
6. Approach of Sages and Hermits
7. Hermitage of Sage Suteekshna
8. Dialogue with Sage Suteekshna
9. Sita concerned about Sri Rama's vow to kill demons
10. Sri Rama's reply to Sita
11. Stories of Sages Mandakarani and Agastya
12. Entering the hermitage of Sage Agastya
13. Sage Agastya directs Sri Rama to Panchavati
14. Sri Rama's Contact with Jatayu
15. The Panchavati
16. Lakshmana's description of vasanta season
17. Surpanakha's entry into legend
18. Lakshmana punishes Surpanakha
19. Surpanakha's reporting to her brother Khara
20. Rama eliminates Khara's demons
21. Surpanakha reports demons death to Khara
22. Khara's army marches to Rama.
23. Khara's army face bad-omens
24. Rama's readiness to war with Khara
25. Rama's war with Khara's demons
26. Rama eliminates Dushana and his army
27. Elimination of Trishira
28. Khara's war with Rama
29. Khara's fight with Rama
30. Elimination of Khara
31. Akampana's repot to Ravana
32. Ravana's pomp and pride
33. Shurpanakha accuses Ravana
34. Surpanakha allures Ravana to marry Sita
35. Ravana proceeds to Mareecha
36. Ravana seeks Mareecha's help
37. Maareecha's advise to Ravana
38. Maareecha's good word to Ravana
39. Maareecha further advises Ravana
40. Ravana rebuts Maareecha
41. Maareecha dissuades Ravana
42. Maareecha turns into Golden Deer
43. Lure of the Golden Deer
44. Rama eliminates Maareecha
45. Sita rebukes Lakshmana
46. Ravana praises Sita's beauty
47. The debate of Sita and Ravana is started,
48. Ravana tempts Sita
49. Sita's abduction takes place now
50. Jataayu's confrontation with Ravana
51. The combat of Jataayu and Ravana
52. The combat of Jataayu and Ravana
53. Sita denounces Ravana's misdeeds
54. Sita drops jewellery at Sugreeva
55. Ravana entices Sita to marry him
56. Sita reprimands Ravana
57. Rama meets Lakshmana
58. Rama anguishes for Sita's aloneness
59. Rama reprimands Lakshmana
60. Rama laments for Sita's separation
61. Rama laments for Sita [contd.]
62. Rama laments for Sita [contd.]
63. Rama laments for Sita [contd.]
64. Rama finds Sita's flowers and jewelry
65. Lakshmana pacifies Rama's fury
66. Lakshmana's advisory words to Rama
67. Rama spots wing clipped Jataayu.
68. Jataayu infoms about Ravana and dies.
69. Kabandha captures Rama, Lakshmana
70. Kabandha's overlong arms are cut off
71. Kabandha requestes for incineration
72. Kabandha advises Rama to meet Sugreeva
73. Kabandha extols Pampa Lake
74. Shabari gets salvation
75. Rama and Lakshmana arrive at Pampa Lake
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