Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t14.2

v2.c10.s3.t14.2

The poem tells stories about Rāma, one of the incarnations of Mahavisnu, based on the dictation of three people and the retelling of three listeners. The poem is composed of 24,000 eulogies that are divided into seven sections, namely *Bālakāṇḍa*, *Ayodhyākāṇḍa*, *Araṇyakāṇḍa*, *Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa*, *Sundarakāṇḍa*, *Laṅkākāṇḍa* and *Uttarakāṇḍa*.