The Ramayan, which literally means ‘the journey of Ram’, was written several thousands of years ago and is thus also known as Adi Kavya, which means ‘the first epic’.
The epic reveals that Lord Vishnu in his seventh avatar was incarnated as Lord Ram, in order to defeat the evil King Ravan and to establish dharma and moral order. Right through the epic, Ram is portrayed as the embodiment of peace, compassion, righteousness and justice. It is because of these quali