Chapter 2 · Mithila
Valmiki Ramayana · Bala Kanda · 3 stages
2A · The king’s bow
Enter Mithila and hear why its great bow is kept.
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sargas 50–66
2B · The bow and the marriages
Lift the bow; the joining of families follows.
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sargas 67–73
2C · The second bow
Parashuram stops the wedding procession and challenges Ram with the bow of Vishnu.
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, sargas 74–77