![]() This task was taken up a committee of scholars, collectively known as the Kamban Kazhagam (Kamban Academy), headed by Prof. These 123 sections contain approximately 12,000 verses of the epic.Īs with many historic compilations, it is very difficult to discard the interpolations and addendum which have been added over a period of time to the original manuscript. The Kandams are further divided into 123 sections, called Padalam. The book is divided into six chapters, called Kandam: The Ramavataram is quite well known, both in the Tamil literary world and throughout India, where it is appreciated for the color of the poems and for the religious sentiment. As a mark of respect for his patron, Kamban mentions his name once in every 1,000 verses. Kamban wrote his epic under the patronage of Thiruvennai Nallur Sadayappa Vallal, a local chieftain. However, Ramavatharam is different from the Sanksrit original in many aspects – both in spiritual concepts and in the specifics of the story line. Based on Valmiki’s Ramayana, the original epic Ramayana in Sanskrit, the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam is a Tamil epic written by the poet Kamban during the 12th century.
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