Ramayana Stories For Kids are here to inspire children via the famous mythological characters Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana. Read with your kids and have a great time together!📚
Ravana began to attack kings and princes and devas and take away their kingdoms and possessions. Kubera advised him to stop. Ravana’s advisors counselled him to attack Kubera and take Lanka from him. Ravana wondered in his mind whether he should attack his elder brother. During this time, he met an old man and his […]
Once Ravana had tried to move Mount Kailash, the abode of Shiva and his wife Parvati. Annoyed with him, Shiva pressed the mountain down and Ravana’s hands were caught under it. He screamed with pain, and was advised to please Lord Shiva. So when he recited and sang songs in praise of Shiva, he was
Akampan was the only demon who survived the battle. He reached Ravana’s court to tell him the news about it and the death of Khara, Dooshana, Trisira and the soldiers. “It seemed as if every soldier were battling Rama!” said Akampan. This was a part of Rama’s power of illusion. But it did not lessen
Shurpanakha led them to Panchavati. Rama met the generals and asked them to leave, but they had come to do battle with Rama. Rama asked Lakshmana to take Seeta away to a cave for safety, while he dealt with the rakshasa army. Lakshmana obeyed, taking Seeta away from there. Rama’s bow shot arrows faster than
As Rama intervened to save Seeta, he told Lakshmana to punish Shurpanakha and teach her a lesson. In a flash, Lakshmana had drawn his sword and attacked her, cutting off her ears and nose. Howling with pain, screaming abuse, and threatening revenge, Shurpanakha fled into the forest. She found her brother, Khara, with his cronies
Shurpanakha was getting irritated by this behaviour and failed to see that the brothers did not wish for her advances. Rama was a faithful husband and Lakshmana only focused on serving Rama and Seeta. But Shurpanakha could not accept this. When she saw Seeta smiling at the brothers sending her back and forth, she screamed
Rama politely introduced himself, his wife Seeta and his brother Lakshmana, explaining that they were the sons of Dasharatha, late King of Ayodhya. In turn, Shurpanakha introduced herself as the sister of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Vibheeshana. She said two more of her brothers, Khara and Dooshana, were roaming the forest. They were all warriors. “I
The days at Panchavati were enjoyable for both the princes and for Seeta. They sat and talked of the seasons, the beauty of nature, their family, Ayodhya and of philosophy. Lakshmana served his brother and sister-in-law with deep devotion. One winter morning, they all went as usual to bathe in the river and offer their
Rama and Seeta, with Lakshmana, had lived in the Dandaka forest for about ten years, before they reached Panchavati. They met a huge vulture sitting on a tree along the way. This was Jatayu, Dasharatha’s old friend. Wishing him, Rama introduced himself and the others. He requested Jatayu to live close to Panchavati, so that
Rama, Seeta and Lakshmana reached the hermitage of the old sage Sharabhanga, who had been keeping alive only to see Sri Rama. He sent them to sage Suteekshna, before himself taking samadhi in a fire. Sage Suteekshna also gave them great support and they stayed to protect the rishis who were involved in their meditation
After Bharata had left for Ayodhya with his retinue, Rama decided to move to a safer place in the Dandaka forest, as the area near Chitrakoot was often made unsafe by the attacks of demons. They reached the ashrama of Rishi Atri, a wise and learned sage, whose wife Anasuya, known for her wisdom and
Kaushalya wept to see her sons and Janaka’s daughter living in such a poor hut, discarding the comforts of the palace. Rama, seeing Bharata also dressed as an ascetic, asked him why he had not done the duty of a king. Bharata’s nobility shone like the sun and everyone now knew that he was not
All the brothers met and hugged one another. Rama asked about all the news at Ayodhya. Rama found that Bharata was dressed like an ascetic himself. Hesitantly, Bharata told him that Dasharatha was no more. He had died longing for Rama. He begged Rama to return to Ayodhya as King and look after the subjects
The army protected everyone against wild animals as they wended their way through the forest. They followed the traces of Rama’s journey, searching out the camps where he stayed with Seeta and Lakshmana. When Lakshmana spotted the huge army following his brothers, he alerted Rama and Seeta. Rama, however, was confident that he knew Bharata
The mourning period was of fourteen days. Then the ministers met in the assembly hall with all the sages and learned men of the kingdom to decide what was to be the next action. The late King had given his word to Kaikeyi. That had to be upheld. So, the assembly decided that Bharata be