The Great Indian Epics

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CONTENTS

Section	Part / Chapter	Page
General Introduction		[1]
[PART I.—THE RAMAYANA]
CHAPTER I
Introductory Remarks		[15]
CHAPTER II
The Story of Rama’s Adventures		[19]
CHAPTER III
The Ram Lila or Play of Rama		[75]
[APPENDIX]
The Story of the Descent of Ganga		[87]
Notes		[91]
[PART II.—THE MAHABHARATA]
CHAPTER I	Introductory Remarks	[95]
CHAPTER II	The Story of the Great War	[101]
CHAPTER III	The Sacred Land	[197]
[APPENDIX]
(1) The Bhagavatgita or Divine Song		[207]
(2) The Churning of the Ocean		[219]
(3) Nala and Damayanti		[225]
Notes		[237]
Concluding Remarks		[241]
[FOOTNOTES]