{"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 5: Bhagirath and Ganga","slug":"ramayana-episode-5-bhagirath-and-ganga","published_at":"2025-08-08T03:59:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034/ramayana-episode-5-bhagirath-and-ganga","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stories-of-the-ramayana-7366034","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-stories-of-the-ramayana/episodes/episode-5-bhagirath-and-ganga","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/683c836f62f4742d48413b92/e/68957545c952cf59784054e8/media.mp3","summary":"Ram and Lakshman continue their journey with Vishwamitra. Vishwamitra narrates the story of how Bhagirath brought Ganga down the plains to the ocean and help his ancestors ascend to the heavens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Ram and Lakshman continue their journey with Vishwamitra. Vishwamitra narrates the story of how Bhagirath brought Ganga down the plains to the ocean and h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1475,"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-5-bhagirath-and-ganga/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-5-bhagirath-and-ganga.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}