Kaikayi had coerced Dashrath to give the kingdom of Ayodhya to her son Bharat and banished the elder stepson Ram to the forest for 14 years. Bharat loved his elder brother too much to have allowed this to happen but unfortunately, he was away when all this happened. Dashrath died …
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Even though the shattered younger brother Bharat and repentant mother Kaikayi pleaded with Ram to return to Ayodhya, Ram would rather carry out first the instructions from his now dead father Dashrath, and complete the 14 years banvaas before returning and becoming the king of Ayodhya. This excerpt follows the …
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This is the last excerpt in this series from Saket maha-kavya. Politely turning down the requests of Kakayi and Bharat, Ram decides to stay put in the forest. Bharat then tells his elder brother that he would take his paduka to symbolize that Ram is the king even in his …
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Saket is an epic that tells the story of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, who lived thousands of years ago and is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu by Hindus. Saket actually means Ayodhya. Different forms of verses in pure Hindi (Khadi Boli) have been used in this …
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