Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa

Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa is a medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa written in the perspective of Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. Like Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa there are seven Kāṇdas (Chapters) with the same name. This version of the epic inforces the concept of Rāma being an Adhyātma a universal incarnate being. The text is present in dialogue form between supreme deities Śiva (as Maheśa) and Pārvatī (as Umā). The major twist in this version of the story is Rāvaṇa the antagonist kidnaps an illusory Sītā while the real Sītā, Rāma's wife was hidden in order to set the the stage for Rāma to defeat and end him for all his past wrong doings, with the blessings of the deities. The text is traditionally ascribed to the author Vyāsa. The text is also present in the Brahmāṇdapurāṇa. This Ms. is written in 12–13 lines per folio and has two parts the 1st part ends in (f.77b). Cover page contains title. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. The Ms. is dated śaka 1759 in (Part 1, f.77b) along with Scribe Bālaṃ Bhaṭṭa.