Kaikeyi uses these two boons and asks Dasharatha to make Bharatha king and banish Rama for 14 years into the forest. Kaikeyi had once saved Dasharatha’s life in battle as his charioteer, and he had granted her two boons to ask whenever she wished. Kaikeyi is hypnotized by these words and decides to use two boons she Dasharatha owes her, to get what she wants. She plants the idea in Kaikeyi’s mind that unless Bharatha is made king, neither Bharatha nor Kaikeyi will be safe in Rama’s hands. She seeks to increase her influence in court through her mistress, and begins to poison Kaikeyi’s mind about Rama and Kausalya’s evil intentions. Everyone looks forward to this event except Manthara, an old hunchback lady in the employ of queen Kaikeyi. Rama is made the crown prince and arrangements are set to crown him as king. Once Rama comes of age, Dasharatha wishes to retire and hand over the kingdom to Rama, who is loved by all. In legend, Sita is said to be the daughter of Bhudevi or mother earth, and Janaka is said to have found her while tilling the land. Rama marries Sita, the daughter of Janaka, the king of Videha. The four sons grow up into fine young men and are tutored by the greatest rishis, including Vasishtha, the raja guru. Sumitra gives birth to Lakshmana and Shatrugana.
Kausalya gives birth to Rama, Dasharatha’s eldest son.
He is the king of Ayodhya and has three wives – Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. Print versions of the Ramayana are also available on Flipkart in India and Amazon in the US.įlipkart sells: the Ramayana by Rajagopalachari, Ramcharit Manas by Tulsidas (Hindi), and the Amar Chitra Katha Ramayana comic.Īmazon sells: Rajagopalachari’s classic version.īe sure to check out the public domain books page for more puranas, epics and other interesting books to download.ĭasharatha is the son of Aja, and a descendant of Raghu and Dilipa.
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