Why it is called Uttara Ramayana?

The Uttara Kanda is the seventh and last book of what we call the Valmiki Ramayana. The word Uttara has many meanings, among them, “after”, “epilogue”, “ultimate” and “answer”.

Is Uttar Kand added later?

Lav-Kush were born in Ayodhya and also other AU’s have story where Maa Sita did leave the Ayodhya. So whichever line Valmiki Ramayana follows, or the way it could have happened is equally possible. Uttarkand is not Later added. This view is held by most of the Traditional Acharyas of Hinduism.

Is Uttara Kanda interpolated?

Uttar Kanda is not complete Interpolation, but It can be called as later addition to the epic Ramayana by some other editor. Uttar Kanda is not the part of valmiki narration as he has completed his writing of Ramayana which was learned by Lava and Kusha and both sung the Ramayana in the Ayodhya before Rama.

Is Uttara Kanda real?

No, Uttar Ramayan or Uttara Kanda is fake. Uttarakanda is written by Valmiki which exists in different kalpa of Ramayana . Ramayana happened multiple times in multiple kalpas . Even the Ramayana which narrated in Mahabharata is vastly different from Valmiki Ramayana .

How many Kanda are there in Valmiki Ramayana?

The Epic is traditionally divided into several major kandas or books, that deal chronologically with the major events in the life of Rama—Bala Kaanda, Ayodhya Kaanda, Aranya Kaanda, Kishkindhaa Kaanda, Sundara Kaanda, Yuddha Kaanda, and Uttara Kaanda. The division into 7 kandas is as follows: 3.1 .

Who wrote Uttarakanda Ramayana?

Valmiki

Ramayana
Author	Valmiki
Language	Sanskrit
Chapters	500 Sargas 7 Kandas
Verses	24,000

Is Uttara Kanda in Valmiki Ramayana?

Uttara Kanda was not part of Original Valmiki Ramayan. It was added by the corrupt peoples, for various reasons. If you read the last few shlokas of 6th Kanda: it clearly says “Whoever reads this Ramayan will get well being”(sorry for my poor translation but the main point is same).