Bala Kanda — The Book of Youth

The divine birth of Rama, his childhood in Ayodhya, training under sage Vishwamitra, and his marriage to Sita after breaking Shiva's great bow.

1. The First Words — Valmiki Receives the Story
2. King Dasharatha's Grief
3. The Sacred Fire and the Birth of Rama
4. Rama's Childhood — The Education of a Prince
5. Vishwamitra's Request
6. The Forest Demons and the Divine Weapons
7. Sita — The Daughter of the Earth
8. The Wedding — Rama and Sita