Rāmacaritamānasa vs Ramayana, a Holy Bible of India: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Rama, Rāma, Poetry

Cover of Rāmacaritamānasa

Rāmacaritamānasa Tulasīdāsa · 1906 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Ramayana, a Holy Bible of India

Ramayana, a Holy Bible of India Vālmīki · 1823 ★★★★☆ 4.0 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Rāmacaritamānasa is the easier read (Challenging), Ramayana, a Holy Bible of India more demanding (Demanding).

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