RAMAYANA FOR CHILDREN

                                                                        BALAKANDA

                                                                         CHAPTER 1

Sage Valmiki lived in Treta yuga. He had a deep knowledge about all the Hindu Scriptures. Narada, the great devotee of Sri Vishnu visited his hermitage. Narada was born of the mind of Brahma. He was a divine saint. He enthralled all the gods and celestial beings through his strains played on his Vina, Mahati. To such a saintly being, the sage Valmiki made a submission. He asked to name a person in the world who is crowned with every excellent qualities, etc.

To this enquiry, the divine saint, Narada recommended king Rama’s name. He also narrated the story of the king Rama to Valmiki. And this was how the original Valmiki Ramayana was born or came to be composed in Sanskrit verses by the sage , Valmiki.