Ramkrishna Bhattacharya
The concept of Ramarajya (literally, the kingdom of rama), the all-found-land, or the land of heart's desire, is first projected at the end of Book 6 (Lankakanda, Book of War) of the Valmiki Ramayana [critical edition (Varoda: Oriental Institute) canto 116 verses 84-90, vulgate (Delhi: Parimal Publications edition) 128.99-106]. The passage runs as follows:
While
Rama was ruling the kingdom, there were no widows to lament, nor
there was any danger from wild...
