{"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 17:  King Dasarath and the curse of the blind hermit","slug":"ramayana-episode-17-king-dasarath-and-the-curse-of-the-blind-hermit","published_at":"2026-05-15T23:35:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034/ramayana-episode-17-king-dasarath-and-the-curse-of-the-blind-hermit","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-17-king-dasarath-and-the-curse-of-the-blind","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/683c836f62f4742d48413b92/e/6a07adb4a8fad4c1be4f0b81/media.mp3","summary":"King Dasarath recalls a horrific incident in his life when a blind old hermit curses him for killing his son, Dasarath succumbs to his grief and loss and breathes his last. Ayodhya is in a crisis, and the ministers had to call back Bharat to the kingdom. 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":"King Dasarath recalls a horrific incident in his life when a blind old hermit curses him for killing his son, Dasarath succumbs to his grief and loss and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1304,"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-17-king-dasarath-and-the-curse-of-the-blind-hermit/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-17-king-dasarath-and-the-curse-of-the-blind-hermit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}