The Adhyatma Ramayana forms part of the Brahmanda Purana. Here the story of Rama is narrated, by God Mahadeva to his consort Parvati, in the form of a dialogue so that its message could be propagated as effectively as that of the Bhagavad Gita. The passage of many centuries has not succeeded in abating either the freshness of its appeal or the veneration in which it is held. It is this which provided the impetus to Tulsidas for his Ramacharitamanas. Valmiki's ...
