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 | | Dasaratha was performing a sacrifice when Vishnu appeared to him as a glorious being from out of the sacrificial fire, and gave to him a pot of nectar for his wives to drink. | | | This Rama is the seventh incarnation (Avatar) of the god Vishnu, and made his appearance in the world at the end of the Treta or second age. | | | In their terror the gods appealed to Vishnu for deliverance, and he resolved to become manifest in the world with Dasaratha as his human father. |
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| | Dasaratha, the ten chariot king represents the human body with the five senses of perception and five senses of action. | | | Dasaratha was one who proclaimed such a significant inner meaning to the world and he urged the people to lead an ideal life. | | | In his agony, the sage cursed Dasaratha and said that for this sin, he would suffer in a similar manner and die when his son was not near him. |
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| | All the four sons of Dasaratha were the amsas of the Lord and kausalya’s son Rama was Lord Narayana himself. | | | Brahmaji requested to him to be born as a son to the king Dasaratha and also told that four sons will be born to the king. | | | Dasaratha was such a great king, but he was not at all happy. |
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| | The evening before the coronation of Rama is to take place, Dasaratha's third wife, Kaikeyi, reminds the king that he had promised her two boons when she had earlier saved his life in battle. | | | On the other hand, Dasaratha is bound by the boons he promised Kaikeyi when she saved his life on the battlefield. | | | By design of the Gods, four sons are born to the noble king Dasaratha of Ayodhya. |
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| | Kaikeyi, Kousalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi, Stub, Hindu, Ramayana, Dasaratha, Rama... | | | Kousalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi - TheBestLinks.com - Stub, Hindu, Ramayana, Dasaratha,... | | | The third boon was sought because she realised that Rama was very popular with the people and his presence could have resulted in a hyteric backlash from them. |
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| | King Dasaratha was overjoyed at the birth of his 4 sons, the people of Ayodhya rejoiced at the birth of the princess and the Devas in Heaven rained flowers (probably the laser shows and fire works of those days) At last the person who would relieve them from the rakshasas had taken birth. | | | On reaching Mithila, the kings- Dasaratha and Janaka also decided the wedding of Lakshmana to Urmila the 2nd daughter of Janaka; Bharatha and Shatrughna were to be married to Mandavi and Srutakiti--the 2 daughters of Janaka's brothers. | | | So he requested Dasaratha to let him take Rama and Lakshmana with him to guard the yagna and kill the demons so that the yaga could be completed successfully. |
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| | Dasaratha was happy that all his four sons who were born on the same day were getting married on the same day and same time. | | | King Dasaratha and the three queens were very happy to see such unity and harmony among their children. | | | Dasaratha became frightened on hearing the words of Viswamitra. |
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| | The mighty Dasaratha was also often remembering his sons Bharatha and Satrughna who were out of his state and who were equivalent to Indra and Varuna. | | | The wise Dasaratha said that there was sign of a great alarm being forecast because of comet like things found in earth heaven and the sky. | | | dharmaatma= the righteous, nR^ipaH= King Dasaratha, priyeNa cha= to his liking, tvaritavaan= was hurried, bhaktyaa= with interest, sreyase cha= beneficial to, aatmanashcha= his own self (and), prajaanaam cha= people, praaptakaalena= time has come. |
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| | Vishvamitra then asked Dasaratha to send his son Rama to kill the two demons, Maricha and Subahu who were molesting his ashrama and preventing him from completing his sacrificial rites. | | | It was at this time that the gods approached the creator Brahma and begged him to intercede with Lord Vishnu on their behalf to kill the demon king, Ravana, who was harassing them sorely. | | | The king was stunned to hear this request for he feared for the safety of his son who was barely 16 years of age. |
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| | Greatly distressed by the boons of invincibility that Lord Brahma has conferred to Ravana, the demigods implore Brahma to approach Lord Vishnu to descend in a human form, as the son of Dasaratha, for the destruction of the evil Ravana. | | | Greatly encouraged by the predictions of Sanat Kumar as related by Sumantra, King Dasaratha proceeds to the kingdom of Anga where he is joyfully greeted by his old friend King Romapada. | | | In this prophecy Sanat Kumar had revealed that the sacrifice performed by King Dasaratha would be successful if conducted by Sage Rishyasringa, and the king would be blessed by four sons equal to Lord Vishnu. |
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| | As the son of Dasaratha strung the bow of Vishnu, the glory on Parasurama's face faded, and he stood, no longer the warlike conqueror, but a self-subdued rishi, for the purpose of the Parasurama avatar was over. | | | Dasaratha was happy to see his four sons grow up strong, virtuous, brave and lovable and with all other princely qualities. | | | The Brahmanas in Dasaratha's retinue said to one another: "Because his father was killed by a king, Parasurama took a vow to destroy the Kshatriya race. |
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| | Dasaratha had earlier promised two boons to Kaikeyi in return for her help in a battle. | | | He assured the gods that He would assume a human form, to establish Dharma, be born as Rama, the son of Dasaratha to demonstrate the ideals that every person should try to achieve, and also avenge the wrongs suffered by the gods at the hands of wicked men. | | | When Rama was fifteen years’ old, the sage Viswamitra came to Dasaratha and asked the king to depute his son, Rama, to protect the sage’s hermitage in the forest from the frequent attacks of the demons. |
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| | Rama / Ramachandra or Sitharama was the son of Dasaratha and Kausalya and the hero of Ramayana that took place during 7reta Yuga. | | | When quite a boy, Rama, along with his younger brother Lakshmana, was taken by Viswamaitra or Kausika, with the permission of Dasaratha, to his hermitage to protect his yaga and yagna from the demons that obstructed and pestered them. | | | But, on the eve of coronation, his favorite wife Kaikeyi, instigated by her wicked nurse Manthara, asked Dasaratha to fulfil the two boons he had granted her earlier. |
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| | Touched by this, Dasaratha promises to grant Kaikeyi two boons when she wishes to avail of them. | | | The old couple give up their lives at the same instant, not wanting to live after consuming water offered by their son's killer. | | | Years later, Dasaratha represents the Devas in a battle against the Asuras, with Kaikeyi, one of his queens as his charioteer. |
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| | Dasaratha in the first instance accepted boon number one (of making Bharata the Prince Regent) of Kaikeyi and was not able to grant the second one (of sending Rama on exile) and begged with her times without number to reconsider her stand on the second boon. | | | Dasaratha, who descended from the heavens, speaks to Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. | | | When Rama is asking for boons, Dasaratha is addressing him as ‘varadha’ ‘giver of boons’. |
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| | Indiaoz Hinduism - Gods - Rama vataram |
| | She asked that by one boon, Rama should be sent to the forests for 14 years and by the other boon for her son Barathan to be crowned king. | | | Rama was too young and Dasaratha was agonised about sending his young son to fight against mighty demons. | | | At this stage, sage Viswamitrar asked Dasaratha's help in slaying the demons who were giving him hindrance in his yagnas. |
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| | On return to Ayodhya, king Dasaratha who was growing old, after the sons' marriages, felt that it was high time to elect and perform "Abhiseka" ceremony of the "Yubaraja" who was to succeed him as the king of ayodhya. | | | Father Dasaratha was mute, but mother Kaikeyi opened her lips and after blessing Shri Rama said, "Son your father had granted two boons to me long time ago to take effect whenever I liked and I want that to take effect today, now. | | | Kaikeyi got up and faintly smiling at king Dasaratha said, 'Before break of day you send for Rama and tell him in my presence that you have granted me the two boons, and Rama should act accordingly without remorse. |
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| | The Hindu : All-round prosperity in Dasaratha's kingdom |
| | Emperor Dasaratha, according to Tamil poet Kamban, administered his land in accordance with norms of justice as to see everyone was prosperous. | | | The fourth type was from the rites performed by learned men to lead them to God's kingdom. | | | In a lecture, Sri Sukhi Sivam also dwelt on the food habits of people of Dasaratha's days. |
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| | One day the great ancient sage Viswamitra visited king Dasaratha to ask for sons Shri Rama and Lakshmana to help in the eradication of the demons who were harassing the sages in their holy duties and sacrificial operations by interfering therein and defiling them in their hermitages. | | | That in essence is also what brought about the incarnation of Shri Rama as the eldest son of king Dasaratha of Ayodhya to wife Kousalya, Shri Rama's mother. | | | The messenger returned on the 4th day with king Dasaratha, the queens and remaining sons Bharata and Satrughna. |
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| | Dasaratha: 'The-ten-chariot hero' name of the father of Rama, son of Aja and Indumathi (RRV-2), King of Kosala and Rama's eartly father (RRV-10a). | | | Kekaya king; brother of Kaika, Dasaratha's wife, and uncle of Bharatha. | | | Dasaratha: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary III on Dasaratha (Dhasharatha) |
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| | King Dasaratha, the best among those who have sons, smilingly conversed with his son, and addressed Rama as follows, as Kasyapa does to (his eldest son) Devendra (the ruler of gods). | | | Rama, after offering salutations to king Dasaratha, ascended the chariot and went to his splendid house after being worshipped by the crowds on the way. | | | Having heard those words of the king, seeing their dearest wish gratified, the citizens took leave of the King Dasaratha and returned to their homes full of joy, in order to give thanks and render homage to the Gods. |
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| | Vasishta said, "Dasaratha, your sons are not ordinary mortals. | | | Dasaratha personally went up to the entrance and welcomed the sage, saying, "Swami, it is our great good fortune that you have come today. | | | Whether it is then or now, the principle of equality is most essential for man. Dasaratha told his wives to have a sacred bath and seek Sage Rishyasrunga's blessings before partaking of the Payasam. |
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| | Slowly but surely, Dasaratha handed over the responsibilities of the kingdom to his son Rama who was proving to be an exceptional leader. | | | Manthara encourages Kaikeyi to use the two wishes she was granted by Dasaratha when she saved him from dying in a great battle. | | | Yama, the Death Lord, comes to take him. |
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| | The elderly King Dasaratha decides to hand over the rule of his kingdom to his illustrious eldest son, Rama; but on the day before his installation, Queen Kaikeyi, the mother of Bharata, is persuaded by her hunchback servant Manthara to ask the king for the two boons he owes her for having saved his life. | | | According to the first book, Vishnu decided to incarnate in the sons of Dasaratha in order to destroy the cruel leader of the demons, Ravana, who through austerity had gained the boon of being invulnerable to all but man. | | | Taught by the sage Vishvamitra, Rama slays the demon Takaka and is given celestial weapons. |
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| | Divine Discourse, May 17 2002, Summer Course, HARMONY AND BEAUTY IN RAMAYANA |
| | The home of Dasaratha was an ideal home where all the mothers lived in great harmony. | | | Dasaratha was an emperor who exercised control over the Dasa indriyas (ten senses). | | | It is Divine wish that all of them should be united like this." These four consorts of the four sons of Dasaratha were of exemplary excellence. |
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| | Sathya Sai Baba - Rama Katha Rasavahini - The Rama Story - Preparations for the Coronation |
| | Dasaratha sent for Rama, and meeting him in the Durbar Hall, he explained to him all the ceremonial formalities and rituals connected with the Coronation. | | | Meanwhile, the prince from Kekaya, the maternal uncle of Bharatha, approached Dasaratha and represented that a long time had elapsed since he came from his kingdom. | | | Vasishta lifted Dasaratha up and conferred blessings on him. |
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| | Maharaja Dasaratha had long before given two boons to his wife, Kaikeyi, and she had said at that time that she would ask for them at a later date. | | | The sage Vasistha told Maharaja Dasaratha, "There is no son in your destiny. | | | One day he went hunting, and in the evening he met a friend of his who was a king. |
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| | So Maharaja Dasaratha, he fulfilled the promise of his youngest wife and asked his son, eldest son Ramacandra, My dear boy, You'll have to go to forest for fourteen years. | | | Because after the departure of Lord Ramacandra, Maharaja Dasaratha died out of the shock because Ramacandra was very pet son, eldest son. | | | So just one day before Lord Ramacandra's coronation, she approached her husband Maharaja Dasaratha and reminded him, My dear husband, you promised to give me some benediction, and I told you that I shall ask you when I require it. |
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| | Maharaja Dasaratha was getting quite old and he was disturbed that he had not begotten a son. | | | Then she went to Maharaja Dasaratha and asked him for her two boons. | | | When King Dasaratha married Kausalya, he did not beget any sons from her. |
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| | When all these forces joined to express themselves in visible form, there was only one possible effect: Manthara's crookedness and her intriguing reasons roused up Kaikeyi's fear and made her recollect the boons and press for two things; the exile of Rama to the woods and the installation of Bharata in his place. | | | The second was the curse of the blind couple whose only son, Dasaratha unknowingly killed in his younger days. | | | In striking contrast to Kausalya who wept for Rama's banishment or to Kaikeyi who intrigued to obtain the throne for her son Bharata, Sumitra cheerfully urged her son to accompany Rama to the forest and do his bidding. |
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| | While still a teen-ager, a great sage, Viswamitra, requested Dasaratha for the help of Rama to protect a yaga (religious ceremony) he was performing and which the Rakshasas (demons) were constantly disturbing. | | | Rama, eldest son of King Dasaratha: Paccha with muti | | | After the religious ceremony was successfully concluded, Viswamitra took Rama and his inseparable brother Lakshmana to King Janaka. |
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| | The Hub :: View topic - Ramayana - Another Great Epic |
| | So while this being the case dasaratha was infuriated in hearing kaikeyi's name even when he attained the mukthi stage writes kamban.In Yudha kanda, Dasaratha hugs Rama and asks him what he wants.Rama asks Dasaratha that he should forgive Bharatha and kaikeyi. | | | Dasaratha goes with many other kings to aid Indra in his battle against the asuram Sambhara. | | | Rama sees dasaratha fainted on the floor.He couldnt understand this situation.Kaikeyi,whom Rama thought to be his mother came before him like a yema.She said "Dasaratha wont say this with his mouth.So I am saying this" |
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| | Sathya Sai Baba - Rama Katha Rasavahini - The Rama Story - No Progeny from His Loins |
| | Though Dasaratha might promise that the son of the third wife could succeed to the throne, the son of Kaika born in the dynasty would certainly be an embodiment of righteousness, free from such blemish: so, they pleaded with him, with palms meeting in prayer, "Lord! | | | Looking about with the aid of his Rakshasa skills, he discerned that there was a great likelihood that Dasaratha will wed the daughter of the King of Kosala. | | | Ravana, the Rakshasa King of Lanka, heard of Dasaratha and his fame. |
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| | Dasaratha -- King of Ayodhya (capital of Kosala), whose eldest son was Rama. | | | Rama -- Dasaratha's first-born son, and the upholder of Dharma (correct conduct and duty). | | | Dasaratha had three wives and four sons -- Rama, Bharata, and the twins Lakshmana and Satrughna. |
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| | Dasaratha - King of Kosala and Rama's earthy father. | | | Kaikeyi, the last and youngest of the king's three wives, had heard of the decision to make Rama king while Dasaratha was still living. | | | You must convince Dasaratha that it is your son who should be king." |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva: Tirtha-yatra Parva: Section XCIX |
| | For the destruction of Ravana, O king, Vishnu, in his own body, took his birth as the son of illustrious Dasaratha. | | | It was then that Rama of Bhrigu's line, the son of Richika by Renuka, hearing of Rama the son of Dasaratha--of spotless deeds--went to Ayodhya, impelled by curiosity, and taking with him that celestial bow so fatal to the Kshatriyas, for ascertaining the prowess of Dasaratha's son. | | | And Rama, the son of Dasaratha, then, addressing Rama of Bhrigu's said, 'Here, I have strung this bow. |
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| | The Mahabharata, Book 3: Vana Parva: Draupadi-harana Parva: Section CCLXXV |
| | And when after having gone through the Brahmacharyya vows the princes were married, king Dasaratha became happy and highly pleased. | | | And knowing that Rama not near and that the king was dead, queen Kaikeyi, causing Bharata to be brought before her, addressed him in these words, 'Dasaratha hath gone to heaven and both Rama and Lakshmana are in the forest! | | | "Markandeya said, 'The pious king Dasaratha, ever mindful of the old and assiduous in religious ceremonies, was greatly pleased when these sons were born. |
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| | Kosala was ruled by King Dasaratha, a wise and good king. | | | So they decided to hold a great sacrifice, asking the gods for children. | | | Bharat refused to be king and ruled Ayodhya in Ram's name. |
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| | Dasaratha, king of Benares, had three children, Rámapandita, Lakkhana and Sítá. | | | Dasaratha died after nine years, and when the ministers refused to recognise Bharata as king, he went into the forest in search of Ráma. | | | Ráma, however, refused to return until three more years had elapsed, and on Bharata refusing to occupy the throne, Ráma gave him his straw slippers to be placed on the throne in his absence. |
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| | "In reality, Dasaratha wanted only one son to be the heir to his throne and rule the kingdom after him wisely. | | | The Bhaava of the practioner of this Dharma is similar to that of the Sri Vaishnava saying: “Adiyen Daasaanudaasan." This is best illustrated in Mukunda Mala (Verse 27) where Sri Kulasekhara Aazhvaar prays for the boon of being a servant of the servant who serves the servant of the servant-attendant of the servant of SrIman-nArAyaNa: | | | So, why was Dasaratha blessed with four sons on receiving the gift of the divine Paayasam after the Putra Kaameshti yaagam?” |
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| | Hare Krishna Devotional Spiritual Shopping |
| | Translated by Dasaratha Suta Dasa - disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. |
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| | Chapter 107: Rama reveals to Bharata about Dasaratha's promise of kingdom to Bharata earlier. | | | Chapter 64 : Dasaratha continued to narrate to Kausalya | | | Chapter 67 : Brahmins urge Vasishta to select a youth to be the king |
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| | King Dasaratha's Decision to crown Rama the King |
| | The wedding ceremonies and the union of the four sons of Dasaratha with the daughters of King Janaka and that of his brother were completed amidst great joy. | | | According to Hindu scriptures, bad company is instrumental for most major catastrophes of human origin. | | | He decided that it was time for him to crown his worthy son Rama king and successor to the throne. |
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| | When the Princes were in their teens, Dasaratha sent Rama and Lakshmana along with Sage Viswamitra to the forest, to guard from demons the sacred rituals then being performed by the Sage. | | | Thousands of years ago, the Lord took birth in Ayodhya as the eldest son of Emperor Dasaratha, choosing the Emperor’s senior-most wife Kausalya as His mother. | | | Aspects of Him were born as His brothers (Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrugana) to the other two wives of Dasaratha. |
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| | Samayapuram Mariamman Temple |
| | Legends surrounding Samayapuram: Dasaratha, father of Rama is said to have worshipped here. | | | Mariamman is believed to be a form of Kaali, and is also known as Mahamaayi or Seethala Gowri. | | | It is believed that the processional image of Mariamman was in the possession of the Vijayanagar monarchs and that as their empire neared destruction, this image was brought down to Tamilnadu in an ivory palanquin. |
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| | Chapter One |
| | One may therefore believe that Queen Kaushalya is a traveler on the spiritual Journey through the path of knowledge. | | | We have already seen earlier that Hindus prescribe three | | | Hence King Dasaratha is the very roots of the tree that is the Ramayana. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Antoine-Leonard de Chezy |
| | "La Mort de Yadjnadatta" (Paris, 1814, and again, with Sanskrit text, 1826) is a translation of a well-known episode of the Ramayana, describing the slaying of a hermit by King Dasaratha (Bombay ed., II, 63). | | | A translation of another episode from the same poem, the fight of Lakshmana with the giant Atikaya (VI, 71) appeared in 1818. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03651b.htm
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| | Kshatriya-Brahman Struggle |
| | It was Sree Rama's searching questions which brought into existence- that famous work of spiritual wisdom, the Yoga Vasishta. | | | At the same time, King Dasaratha was an imbecile ruler and had meekly submitted to the authority of his Brahman advisers who managed everything according to the priestly laws. | | | The Brahmans must have felt that Rama was not going to be a docile king like his father; and what was worse Rama had gone and allied himself with the leader of the opposition to Brahmanism, King Janaka, by marrying his daughter Sita. |
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