Bālakāṇḍa or Ādikāṇḍa of Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa

It is an ancient Sanskrit work extolling the spiritual virtues of the story of Ramayana. It comprises around 4200 double verses embedded in the latter portion of Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa and is traditionally believed to be authored by Vyāsa. Taking the form of a dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī, it contains the ideal characteristics of Rāma and the precepts related to devotion, knowledge, dispassion, adoration and good conduct. It is also considered a treatise of Vedantic philosophy. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 30 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 46X9 cm. Author: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa (according to tradition) and Śrīdharasvāmin (commentator).