This is the story of the Lord s descent on earth as Rama the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu scion of the race of Raghu pinnacle of human perfection br br The seventeenth of July Dakshinayanam starts the 6 months of the year when the sun starts its northward journey This is a very important month spiritually The first 7 days are normally given to reading the Ramayana Vanamali Ashram is grateful to carry on this ancient tradition and offer this reading of Sri Rama Lila Vanamali s translation of this timeless legend br br This is the story of the Lord s descent on earth as Rama the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu scion of the race of Raghu pinnacle of human perfection br br Anyone who reads this wonderful book cannot help but be moved to tears It will make him or her ecstatic The beauty of this book is that it is written by one who has great love and devotion for Sri Rama It touches some subtle chords in the readers heart The more we read it the more devotion we develop Sri Swami Satchidanandaji Maharaj Anandashram Kanhanghad br br With prose as verdant as the Indian forest Vanamali lovingly renders the timeless epic the Ramayana Prepare to be transported Richard Schiffman Author of Mother of All br br At the conclusion of each Canto Vanamali Mataji recites a verse from the The Yoga Vasishta traditionally attributed to Valmiki the author of the Ramayana The Yoga Vasishta is a dialogue between Sage Vasishta and Sri Rama during which Advaita the doctrine of nonduality is expounded