Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu

Date and authorship

Tradition ascribes the authorship of the Sanskrit Adhyatma Ramayana to Ramananda since it is said to be an integral part of the Brahmanda Purana. However, some scholars attribute it to the period 14th - 15th century CE and the author as unknown. The Adhyatma Ramayana is the portrayal of a conversation between the god Shiva and his wife Parvati, as reported by the god Brahma to the sage Narada. It is this work that provided Tulasidas with the inspiration to compose his immortal work, the Ramacharitamanasa. This is the same work which was translated by Thunchathu Ezhuthachan into Malayalam in the form of Kilippattu, a South Indian genre in which a parrot recites the text to the poet.