Pallavi Hota

The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic written by the famous sage Valmiki. It describes Lord Rama's effort to rescue Sita from the demon king Ravana. It also describes the challenges faced by Lord Rama, Laxman, and Sita when they were exiled from the kingdom for 14 years. Following is a story from ìThe Ramayana.King Dashrath was growing older. "I have lived long enough," he thought. "I must be sure my throne goes to Rama, the most worthy of my sons. What a great blessing it would be to see him as king before I go to heaven. "Then it will be done," Dasharatha concluded, "I shall step down and Rama shall be made king."The king told everyone about his decision. He informed the priests to begin the sacred rites that would allow Rama to assume the throne of Ayodhya. Kaikeyi, the last and youngest of the king's three wives, had heard of the decision to make Rama king while Dasharatha was still living. This decision pleased her.But Manthara, a maid-servant, did not want Rama to be king. If she could somehow convince Kaikeyi to change the king's mind, her position at the palace would be secure. That evening, she spoke to Kaikeyi in secret. "If Rama takes the throne, you would lose all your control over the king. If Rama is crowned, his mother will control the kingdom. Your rule will come to an end. Awake. Act now. You must convince Dasharatha that it is your son who should be the king."Kaikeyi believed Manthara. She decided to see Dasharatha and tried everything to convince Dasharatha to listen to her. She reminded him of how she had saved his life in the battle field and he owes her two boons. "First," she began. "I wish to have my son, Bharata, placed upon the throne of Ayodhya. Second, I want Rama banished from the kingdom for a period of no less than fourteen years." The king fell to his knees and begged his young wife not to hold him to these dreadful wishes. But as is known in history, King Dashrath had to take the hardest decision of sending Lord Rama on 14 years of exile.

This is a story of kailkeyi, manthra and Ram.

Kaikeyi's demand to banish Ram

hanuman

laxman

ravan

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manthara

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king dasrath

sita

Shanta

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jatayu

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vibhishana

kausalya

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Kaikeyi's demand to banish Ram

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