Ramayana: Indias Immortal Tale of
Adventure, Love and Wisdom by
Krishna Dharma
Deeply Moving Rendition Of The Classic
The Ramayana (the Journey of Rama) is possibly the worldÕs oldest
literature. Revered through the ages for its moral and spiritual wisdom, it is
an uplifting tale of romance and high adventure, recounting the odyssey of
Rama, a great King of ancient India
Personal Review: Ramayana: Indias Immortal Tale of Adventure,
Love and Wisdom by Krishna Dharma
Having read a couple of translations of this ancient classic, with their stilted
and archaic English, it was refreshing to read this version. Dharma has
certainly adhered closely to the original text, but has presented it in a very
enjoyable style that in my view nicely brings out the mood of the epic. His
words carry quite a poetic flourish that really does justice to this work,
which, after all, was originally written as a poem. His descriptions are

graphic and his characters are lucidly portrayed, helping the reader enter
deeply into the action. He also manages to skilfully weave in the spiritual
messages of the work. This in fact was the main aim of the author of this
epic, the sage Valmiki. His desire was to show the majestic opulence and
divinity of Rama, whom he accepted as a divine incarnation of the
Supreme Lord. Thus the text carries a profound spiritual import that
Dharma has obviously been at pains to preserve. For my money he has a
done a good job. I found myself in tears many times as I read this book,
feeling moved at a very deep level. I also felt frequently uplifted and
edified by the wisdom it contained.
Apart from all of this the Ramayana is a great story, as its enduring appeal
proves. Followers of the Vedic tradition claim it is hundreds of thousands
of years old, and many versions of it appear in nearly all the Asian
cultures. But no matter how old it may be, its message remains entirely
relevant, and its story is as fresh and engaging as anything churned out by
the fiction writers of today. Perhaps there are some typos, as one reviewer
here has remarked, but I can't say I noticed them. I was enthralled by this
book and will certainly be reading it many more times.
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