Review: Sanskrit Rāmāyanas other than Vālmīki's — The Adbhuta, Adhyātma and Ānanda Rāmāyanas by Dr. V. Raghavan

Vol XXII, 1998 REVIEW 251 form of Audava-Bhairava with the Rsabha and the Pañicama dropped The fourth article, ‘Samgīta-mām Vādyavādana-nī Śresthatā' ('The Superiority of Instrument-playing in Music') justifiably supports the viewpoint of Gāyaka-rājā Although the throat is the best instrument, the singers take the assistance of the instruments to supplement their deficiency Ustad Bismillākhāna imparts

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डॉ. वी. राघवन के ये व्याख्यान वाल्मीकि से भिन्न तीन संस्कृत रामायणों पर हैं। अद्भुत रामायण में सीता शक्तिरूपा हैं और सहस्रमुख रावण का वध करती हैं; अध्यात्म रामायण भागवत से भक्ति लेकर कबीर-तुलसीदास को प्रभावित करती है; आनन्द रामायण कैकेयी आदि के आचरण को समझाने वाले प्रसंग जोड़ती है। V. Raghavan's posthumous lectures on three non-Valmiki Ramayanas: the Adbhuta, which makes Sita a form of Sakti who kills the thousand-faced Ravana; the Adhyatma, drawing bhakti from the Bhagavata and influencing Kabir and Tulsidas; and the Ananda, which adds episodes explaining Kaikeyi's conduct.

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