​What is the relation between Valimiki Ramayana and Rama-charita-manasa?

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so the Vedic texts are in Sanskrit and the Ramayana is also in Sanskrit and Sanskrit was not the language of the common people it was not the language of the common people so now Prabhupada ji also quotes Ramcharitmanas he has a quote which says that we have to say that the Ramayana of Tulsidas is not appropriate the feeling was that don’t read different texts so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so Valmiki Raman has told us that there are two ways to go against it. One is to go against it and the other is to expand it.
So we can accept the expansion. But if there is something against Valmiki Raman or Tulsi Ramayan, it is not my point. My point is that we cannot accept the stories of other Ramayans immediately.
If it is being told against the essence of Ramayan, then we cannot accept it. Some Ramayans have been told that Sita was Ravan’s daughter. There is nothing like that in Valmiki Raman.
So we do not accept such things. But whatever has been told in other Ramayans, it is a part of Ram’s story. What is important in Valmiki Ramayan is that Ram is an ideal person.
So in Valmiki Ramayan, Ram’s ideal character is emphasized. This is the purpose of every Ramayan. So in Valmiki Ramayan, Ram’s character is emphasized.
So every Ramayan has a different context and purpose. So as far as that is concerned, Ram’s character is emphasized.