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Adhyatma Ramayana: Rama as Brahman, told by Shiva

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The Ramayana retold as a philosophy lecture, and it fed Tulsi and Ezhuthachan.

The Adhyatma Ramayana is a 13th to 15th century Sanskrit work set in the Brahmanda Purana as a Shiva-Parvati dialogue. It reads the story as Advaita allegory with Rama as supreme Brahman. It has 7 kandas and contains the Rama Gita, an Advaitic talk between Rama and Lakshmana. It influenced Tulsidas and was rendered into Nepali by Bhanubhakta.

Who: Shiva, Parvati, Rama, Lakshmana

Bound to

Ezhuthachan's parrot sings the Ramayana same-story-other-version

Places: Kerala (reception), Nepal (reception)

Where this comes from

• purana · Wikipedia: Adhyatma Ramayana

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