The English translation of this book is a novice effort of the translator. It was inspired, not by professional curiosity but through some chance spiritual inquisitiveness for Swantah Sukhay (Self-satisfaction), the general spirit of Ramacharitamanas. During the translation, the Author continuously experienced tediousness and enormity of the task in hand. Like any other translator, his dilemma was, how to bring the closest proximity to the text and coherence with ...