Srimad Ramayana: The Travels of Rama- Volume I

Title:  Srimad Ramayana: The Travels of Rama- Volume I

Author: Valmeeki Muni

Translated by: Karnamrita Dasa Adhikari

Publisher: New Jaipur Press

Publication Date:  1990

Langauage:  English

Format:  Paperback

Pages:  250

This book is a translation of the Bala Kanda, or the first Volume of the original Valmeeki Ramayana, detailing Lord Rama's childhood and youth.

"Srimad Ramayana: The Travels of Rama - Volume I" (full subtitle often listed as "The Travels of Rama" (Volume I, 'The Book of the Lord's Youth')) is an English translation of the Bala Kanda (the first book) of the ancient Sanskrit epic Valmiki Ramayana (also spelled Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa), attributed to the sage Valmiki Muni (the original author, known as the Adi Kavi or first poet).

The translation is by Karnamrita Dasa Adhikari (also credited as Karnamrita Dasa or Brian Soul in some listings), a devotee/translator associated with Vaishnava/ISKCON-related publishing efforts. This version presents the Ramayana's narrative of Lord Rama's early life (youth, birth, education, marriage to Sita, and early adventures), emphasizing devotional and spiritual aspects in line with Gaudiya Vaishnava perspectives. It's a prose or verse-prose rendering aimed at English-speaking readers interested in the epic's traditional telling.

This appears to be part of a planned multi-volume series (though later volumes are harder to find or may not have been widely published), focusing on Rama's "travels" or journey as described in the original text.