Jai Sriman Narayana !!
The Chapter Twenty Eight in Devi
Puranam describes the glory of the King Dasaratha from the Solar Dynasty and
his sons Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha and Shatrugna.
Maharishi Veda Vyasa describes to
King Janamejaya about the life of Lord Rama. The kingdom of
Ayodhya was ruled by the righteous king Dasaratha. He had no offspring's
for quite sometime. King Dasaratha conducted 'Putrakameshti Yaga' and in
due course of time, his wives Kousalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra gave birth to
beautiful divine children Rama, Lakshman, Bharata and
Shatrugna. The four children were equally intelligent and possessed
all the virtues. At their small age the children went to learn Astra
Shastra Vidhya from their 'Rajaguru' - Maharishi Vashishta.
The time passed by,
the children grown into handsome young men. King Dasaratha was on
the search of suitable brides for his four sons. One day
Maharishi Vishwamitra arrived at the palace, King Dasaratha received the rishi
with all due respects. Apparently, Maharishi Vishwamitra's eyes fell
on the handsome young man - Rama and could not take his eyes off.
Maharishi informed the King about the obstructions
caused by the demons while conducting Yagnas and Yagas and revealed
his intension to take Rama with him to protect the same. King
Dasaratha was not in a position to refuse the idea of Maharishi. Finally,
Rama and Lakshmana followed Maharishi Vishwamitra to the forest to protect his
Yagna.
On the way to the hermitage
of Maharishi Vishwamitra, Rama killed Thadaka
-a demon. While performing sacrificial fire by the sages,
Subahu and Maricha was continuously interrupting the
Yagna. Rama killed Subahu with the shot of an arrow and
made Maricha to run for his life. Rama and Lakshmana protected
the Yagna without any hindrances. After successful completion of
their responsibilities to protect the Yagna, Rama and Lakshman
followed Rishi Koushik to Mithila. On his way, Rama saved
Ahalya from the curse, by the touch of his feet on a rough
stone turned into a beautiful young chaste woman Ahalya, wife of Sage Gautama.
The Kingdom of Mithila was ruled
by the righteous King Janaka, declared the 'Swayamvaram' (choosing bridegroom)
for his daughter Sita. King Janaka made a vow that whoever break the
'Shivadanus' would marry his daughter Sita. There were many princes
arrived on the scene to test their luck. It was Rama's turn to break
the Shivadanus and as soon as he lifted the bow, it broke into two
pieces. As promised by the King Janaka, the divine marriage of Rama and
Sita took place. Eventually, Lakshmana married to Urmila,
Bharatha and Shatrunga married to Mandavi and Srutakirti respectively.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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