raamaayan' bhaarateey vaanmay ka ek aisa adbhut granth hai, jo jitanee baar padha jae, utanee baar alag aanand deta hai. vishshaad ke kshanon mein bhee yah adbhut oorja se bhar deta hai. jeevan mein kya karaneey hai-yah hamen sikhaata hai. sakaaraatmak oorja (chvepajapam mdamatahal) ka to yah anany srot hai. isamen nakaaraatmakata dekhane bhar ko bhee nahin. is amar katha ka nit-nit roop naya hai. aaj ke hinsa, aatankavaad, uchchaakaanksha evan maaraamaaree ke yug mein sukhee, shaant tatha pramudit jeevan ke lie yah raamakatha behad praasangik tatha sanjeevanee ke samaan hai. sabhee aayu varg ke paathakon ke lie nit-nit punah-punah pathaneey evan aacharaneey hai. prastut sankshipt raamaayan ka moolasrot vaalmeekikrt 'raamaayan' tatha tulaseedaasakrt 'raamacharitamaanas' granth hee hai, lekin jahaan raamachatimaanas mein saat kaand hain, hamaare dvaara prastut 'sankshipt raamaayan' mein aath kaand samaahit hai. katha mein raamaayan ka maulikata bana rahe, isake lie shuroo se ant tak katha ke mukhy prasangon ke shlokon ka beech-beech mein ullekh kiya gaya ha