Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa-Ayodhyakāṇḍa

Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa ayodhyakāṇḍa is the 2nd adhyāya (chapter) of the medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa written in the perspective of Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. 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). In the Ayodhyakāṇḍa Rāma's life in the city Ayodhya is covered including his exile to the forest with his brother Lakṣmaṇa, wife Sītā and the death of his father Daśaratha back home. The text is traditionally ascribed to the author Vyāsa. The text is also present in the Brahmāṇdapurāṇa. This Ms. is written in 8–10 lines per folio. Back page contains the title in (f.58b). There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. The Ms. is dated in (f.57b) along with the scribe Viṣṇubhaṭa Navāthye.