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"We bow to the cuckoo of Vaalmeeki that rests on the branch of poetry and gives out the sweet cooing of the beatiful sounds of "Raama" , "Raama" for our pleasure. "
UTHTHARA-KAANDA
( The seventh and last Kaanda of the Raamaayanam. )
( The TH in this name is pronounced soft like 'th' in 'with'. The Ris a consonant. The N is pronounced hard like 'n' in 'turn'. The D is pronounced soft like 'd'in 'dump'. )
Uththara-Kaanda is the seventh and last Kaanda of the Raamaayanam. 'Uththara' means 'after'or 'subsequent'. As this Kaanda describes the incidents of the epic 'after' Raama's corronation, the name is so given to it.
The main incidents described in this Kaanda are as following.
- Agasthya and other sages visit king Raama,
- Agasthya relates the history of Raavana and his ancestors,
- Episodes of Pulasthya, Vishravas, Kubera,Maalyavaan, Maali,Sumaali,Kykasi,
- Birth of Raavana and his brothers, and their penances to obtain boons from Brahma,
- History of Pushpaka and Lanka,
- Raavana's victorious campaigns against the Lords of cardinal directions,
- Nandi's curse to Raavana,
- Vedavathi's curse to Raavana,
- King Maruththa's episode,
- Anaranya's fight with Raavana and his curse to Raavana,
- Raavana subdues the Naagas in the nether world,
- Raavana molests Rambha and incurs Nalakoobara's curse,
- Raavana meets crushing defeats in the hands of Vaali and Arjuna (Kaarthaveerya),
- Childhood and heroic deeds of Hanumaan,
- Raama bids farewell to all the invitees,
- Raama honours Vibheeshana, Sugreeva and others for their help in his victory,
- Raama disowns Seetha fearing public blame and sends her away to the hermitages in the forests,
- Sage Vaalmeeki protects Seetha,
- Episode of king Nriga,
- Episode of king Nimi and sage Vasishtha,
- episode of Oorvashi and Purooravas,
- Episode of Yayaathi,
- Episode of demon Madhu and his son Lavana,
- Seeths gives birth to twins Kusha and Lava,
- Shathrughna slays Lavana and rebuilds the city of Madhura
- Episode of Raama's ancestor Kalmaashapaada (Mithrasaha or Sudaasa),
- Raama kills Shambooka,
- Episode of king Shvetha and the divine jewel,
- Episode of king Danda and Dandaka forest,
- Episode of demon Vrithra,
- Episode of king Ila,
- Episode of Budha and Purooravas,
- Raama performs Ashvamedham sacrifice,
- Kusha and Lava sing the Raamaayanam in the sacrifice halls,
- Vaalmeeki brings Seetha to Raama and upholds her purity and sincerity,
- Seetha prays Mother Earth to take her within her and enters the nether world,
- Raama's grief over Seetha's separation from him,
- Bharatha wins the Gandharva province and installs his sons Taksha and Pushkala as rulers of the newly founded cities of Takshashila and Pushkalaavathi,
- Lakshmana's sons Angada and Chandrakethu become rulers of Angadeeyam and Chandrakaantham in the Kaarupatha and Malla provinces,
- Lord Brahma sends guised Yama to remind to Raama, of the hour of returning to his original abode,
- Raama grants a private audience to Yama, stipulating capital punishment to intruders,
- Sage Durvaasas threateningly urges Lakshmana to report his arrival to Raama,
- Lakshmana helplessly interrupts the conversation of Raama and Yama,
- Raama disowns Lakshmana and Lakshmana renounces the world,
- Raama renounces the world and reaches his abode and all the body-incarnates coallisce with their original sources,
- Lord Brahma awards the abode of Saanthaanika to all the subjects of Raama.
- Declaraton about the power and greatness of Raamaayanam,
"We bow to the cuckoo of Vaalmeeki that rests on the branch of poetry and gives out the sweet cooing of the beatiful sounds of "Raama" , "Raama" for our pleasure. "