

King Rama (Ramchandra) was one of those who is not covered in Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Granth Sahib also believes in the existence of who were kings of their times which tried their best to restore order to the world. One is a spiritual Ramayana which is the actual subject of Guru Granth Sahib, in which Ravana is ego, Sita is budhi (intellect), Rama is inner soul and Laxman is mann (attention, mind). Other versions include, a version by in the 15th century by 15th century poet and (also known as ) by 16th century poet Balarama Dasa, both in a Torave Ramayana in by 16th-century poet Narahari, a version by in the 16th century in by Sridhara in the 18th century in by Chanda Jha in the 19th century and in the 20th century, Rashtrakavi 's in.There is a sub-plot to the Ramayana, prevalent in some parts of India, relating the adventures of and Mahi Ravana, evil brother of Ravana, which enhances the role of Hanuman in the story.Īccordingly, Ravana is the future tirthankara of the next half ascending time cycle and Sita will be his.Sikh version In, there is a description of two types of Ramayana. Poet Premanand wrote a version of the Ramayana in the 17th century. Valmiki's Ramayana inspired by in 1576, an epic (a dialect of Hindi) version with a slant more grounded in a different realm of Hindu literature, that of it is an acknowledged masterpiece of India, popularly known as Tulsi-krita Ramayana.

The earliest translation to a regional Indo-Aryan language is the early 14th century in. A version, was written by in the 14th century.

During the 12th century, wrote, known popularly as in, but references to as early as 300 BC.
