Scion of Ikshvaku
Ram Chandra Series, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Sagar Arya
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Written by:
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Amish
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Ram Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price.
3400 BCE. India.
Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King of Lanka, Raavan, does not impose his rule on the defeated. He instead imposes his trade. Money is sucked out of the empire. The Sapt Sindhu people descend into poverty, despondency and corruption. They cry for a leader to lead them out of the morass. Little do they appreciate that the leader is among them. One whom they know. A tortured and ostracised prince. A prince they tried to break. A prince called Ram.
He loves his country, even when his countrymen torment him. He stands alone for the law. His band of brothers, his Sita, and he against the darkness of chaos.
Will Ram rise above the taint that others heap on him? Will his love for Sita sustain him through his struggle? Will he defeat the demon Lord Raavan who destroyed his childhood? Will he fulfil the destiny of the Vishnu?
Begin an epic journey with Amish's latest: the Ram Chandra Series.
©2015 Amish Tripathi (P)2017 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Scion of Ikshvaku
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- Akshay Jain
- 10-02-20
Old saga with a fresh twist
Enjoyed a fresh and rationale perspective to this age old saga. Amish brings a touch of realism while keeping the original storyline intact.
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- mayur
- 11-10-20
Narration and Content is good.
Will be reading it again. The narration is good and as the audio progresses we can visualize what's happening in the story. A must read book.
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- Ramesh Pandey
- 26-10-20
Ramayan in New way
want to hear Ramayan in New scientific way, then its a book for you.
loved it.
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- Dean
- 28-04-20
loved the Charactar of Laxman
Just loved the Character pf Laxman prince Ram and Sita Ma. The character of Roshni was superb but I don't kniw if it was necessary
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- Akshay kg
- 03-05-20
entertaining but historically inaccurate
story was written in most captivating way possible. expectation should be strictly entertainment not to value historically accurate facts, in that regards this is written very well with good narration which almost feels like movie on audio.
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- abhijeet banarse
- 01-04-20
Abhijeet
amazing book .. mind-blowing writing loved it.
Even we have listen Ramayan for many many times .. but this version in every chapter I was thrilled what next ! brilliant work by Amish.
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- Akshat Kapoor
- 11-08-20
Devoured this in one day
Wonderful. Finished it in a day. Can't wait for the other two books and the rest of the series. I will surely read everything by Amish.
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- Ashwith Kyatham
- 19-01-20
Scion of Ikshvaku.
Gets you into the core of personalities. Worth it! The characters have been described as required. Honest storytelling and decent voice-over.
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- Jagdish
- 13-06-22
Awesome
Well, this is my first book from the Author Amish Tripathi.
Warning: There are some spoilers ahead.
The parts mentioned below are not in a sequence, I am just trying to give you a glimpse of those story parts which I felt interesting.
Part 1: Forest Culture
I was attracted to how the author portrayed life in the forest. All my life I heard the stories of Ramayana where people say Ram was a vegetarian and he only ate fruits and leaves in the exile. I used to think how that was possible because Ram is the character who travelled thousands of km to find his wife Sita and fought with the king of Lanka - Ravan and in many of the young photos of Ram he was portrayed in a muscular body. To maintain the body in a way to do these physical activities requires a diet (I am not talking about the commercial diet, I mean a food helps to maintain physical strength) and maintaining that kind of diet in the forest is only possible with the feeding of animals and finding the sufficient vegetation which is preferable for eating has fewer chances. The author described the practical life in the forest (where we can find vegetarian food, but for survival, we also have to be dependent on the animals too).
Part 2: Birth of Ram
When a baby doesn't happen to have a normal delivery, surgery is performed and it is true in the olden days too. Surgery is not a new technology; it has existed for many years but the procedure of surgery varies with time. The author throws light here on how our ancestors were working with technology in the health industry. After the Birth of Ram, the astrologer was unable to predict the future of Ram because he had a calculation of Ram's life if he was born before noon and afternoon, but surprisingly Ram was born exactly at noon. Well, it was again misinterpreted by the nurse. The point here is Astrology is a science and the predictions are calculated with the data from childbirth. The story proves the same rather than a view of magical/miracle towards the subject.
Part 3: War Between Dasharath and Ravan
This scene comes into the picture on the day when Ram was about to come into this world. Amish is portrayed so beautifully; it just plays like a movie in my mind when thinking about this part of the story. There Dasharath loses the battle, fully wounded and thinking about his death when suddenly Surya comes from the kingdom of Lanka to rescue Dasharath and carries him safely to his daughter Kaikai (who came to rescue her husband) in the chariot. Ram was born at the same noon and he was blamed for the loss of Dasharath.
Part 4: Ram, Laksham & Dasharath went Hunting
This is the scene when Ram saves his father from the cheetah. Ram gets heavily injured and sheds a pool of blood. Here the relationship between the father and son is revealed. Dasharath acts as a father than an ego king. Ram was given special care in his father's room with all the luxuries (I mention this part because it is something which is denied in many versions of Ramayana, Dasharath was shown as a character who only cared about his pride, ego and kingdom. He was more shown as a king than as a father). In this scene, Dasharath asks Ram a question.
Dasharath: Do you believe that your birth was a misfortune to me and the kingdom of Ayodhya? And are you the reason I lost the war with Ravana?
Ram: It doesn't matter what I believe. The only thing that matters is what you believe.
Dasharath: You didn't answer my question...!!!
Ram: -----------------
Ram gives a beautiful answer, read the book to know.
Part 5: Roshini - Manthra's Daughter
I never heard of this part of Ramayana's story. Roshini was the eldest of all cousins. She was beautiful and contributed her life to the welfare of society. She is also a doctor. After tieing rakhi to her 4 brothers, she didn't accept gifts/money from them. She expected the sole purpose of the Raksha Bandhan (which is Raksha). The four brothers promised their sister but they failed. Roshini was gang-raped and was killed brutally. The leader of the gang was a minor. This part of the story was far more relatable to today's generation. Ram was someone who believed in Law, and Bharath and Laksham cared about justice, no matter what happened. Read Chapters 13-14 to know what happened next.
Part 6: Ram broke the law
When Ravan attacked the city of Mithila (Kingdom of Sita). Ram was left with no other option than to use the weapon - Asura Ashtra against the Ravan army or else all the people in the kingdom will be killed and also protect his wife, Sita. Asura Ashtra - it is a weapon that releases a gas after being activated, the gas will paralyse the enemies without killing them, but there is a chance that some might get killed. After Ram fired the Asura Ashtra, Ravan and Kumbhakaran escaped in their advanced vehicle - Puspak Viman (made with special metal that can withstand many weapons). Ravan's army was defeated. But according to the law, the weapon Asura Ashtra was banned from being used. The person who breaks this law will be exiled for 14 years. As a Law abider, Ram convinced everyone in the kingdom, that he should be punished for breaking the law. Manthra and Kaikai were also involved, they triggered the scene to fulfil their personal interests.
Final Review:
These are some of my favourite parts in the book, there are others too but I want to highlight these. I would say while reading the book, I haven't felt bored or disconnected from the book, but in the last two chapters, I felt a bit bored (conversation between Ram, Sita and Lakshman in the forest). The author portrayed the characters in a realistic way. I also listened to the audiobook the audible, which was narrated by Sagar Arya. The narration was just excellent. I will definitely be reading the next two books in this series (Sita and Ravan).
Thank You for reading.
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- Chinmay
- 11-02-23
Mind blowing
Beautiful narration to a mythological epic
The way Amish has humanized Lords Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Hanuman is amazing!! Written in a gripping way - unputdownable! 😊
Cliffhanger ending!
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