{"podcast":{"title":"The Stories of the Ramayana","slug":"the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034","podcast_index_feed_id":7366034,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/683c836f62f4742d48413b92","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-stories-of-the-ramayana","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1748795788128-91dfa2cb-5650-43aa-aeb6-0131b4119d61.jpeg","author":"Sudipta Bhawmik","episode_count":17,"summary":"The ancient Indian epic \"The Ramayana\" is loved and revered by millions worldwide. Sudipta Bhawmik (the creator of the popular podcast The Stories of Mahabharata) retells the stories of the Ramayana in his unique dramatic style. An epic tale of good versus evil, the Ramayana chronicles the journey of Ram, the prince of Ayodhya, and how he conquers the rakshas king Ravana. The podcast follows the Valmika Ramayana as the reference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034"},"episode":{"title":"Ramayana Episode 13: Dasarath grants Ram his permission to go into exile","slug":"ramayana-episode-13-dasarath-grants-ram-his-permission-to-go-into-exile","published_at":"2026-02-06T17:16:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034/ramayana-episode-13-dasarath-grants-ram-his-permission-to-go-into-exile","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-stories-of-the-ramayana/episodes/ramayana-episode-13-dasarath-grants-ram-his-permission-to-go","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/683c836f62f4742d48413b92/e/698621fcd4e01f1069da58de/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Lakshman convinces Ram to take him along to the forest. Ram donates all his belongings and then visits Dasarath to seek his permission to depart for the forest. Kaikeyi hands them the clothes of a forest dweller. Written, directed, and enacted by Sudipta Bhawmik Sound effects and original music by Anirban Chakrabarty Audio engineering by Soumen Paul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, Lakshman convinces Ram to take him along to the forest. Ram donates all his belongings and then visits Dasarath to seek his permission to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1325,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034/episodes/ramayana-episode-13-dasarath-grants-ram-his-permission-to-go-into-exile/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034/ramayana-episode-13-dasarath-grants-ram-his-permission-to-go-into-exile.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}