Once, Sita and Rama were having their sweet times on Chitrakoot mountain. Rama was making beautiful ornaments for his wife, Sita using flowers. Just then, Jayanta, the son of Indra, decided to test the power of Rama. He took the form of a crow and approached Sita repeatedly. But she drove the bird away with […]
After the death of Dashrath, sage Vashishtha, Kaushalya and all the ministers asked Bharata to abide by the promise of his father and become the new king of Ayodhya. But Bharata denied. He suggested to go to the forest and meet Rama, Sita and Laxman. Everyone was impressed by this idea and started making preparations
After Rama, Sita and Laxman had left for the forest, king Dashrath went in a deep state of shock. He did not speak to anyone and just lay quietly on his bed gasping his last breath. Often he cried out the names of his dear sons, Rama and Laxman and his daughter-in-law Sita. The king
One afternoon, a woodcutter was cutting a huge tree by the river. Suddenly, his axe fell into the water. The woodcutter had only one axe and he had lost it. He did not have money to buy another axe. He sat by the river and wept. The river goddess heard him weeping. She appeared before
On reaching Chitrakoot, Rama, Sita and Laxman took a sacred bath in river Mandakini. They liked the area around the river and decided to stay there. Hearing this, the gods took the form of tribal forest men and went to Rama, accompanied by the divine architect Vishwakarma. They built two beautiful cottages for them using
Crossing the Ganga, they went to Prayag and met sage Bharadwaja who welcomed them warmly. Staying there for a day, they moved forward. They met many people on their way. Everyone was pleased to see them. They reached the ashram of sage Valmiki, the creator of epic Ramayana. The ashram was located at a beautiful
Moving from Ayodhya, Rama, Sita and Laxman reached the banks of river Ganga. There they saw a ferryman and asked him to row them across the river. But the ferryman refused to offer his boat saying that due to the touch of Rama’s feet, a rock was changed into a lady, Ahilya. He told that
When Rama heard about queen Kaikeyi’s desires, he gladly accepted the news of his banishment. He tried to convince his father that it was a great honour for him to be sent to the forest because there he would meet many different sages and learn the real meaning of sadness and happiness. He then took
When Kaikeyi’s maid, Manthara, heard about Rama’s coronation, she was filled with anger. She went to Kaikeyi and told that the decision was unjust as Bharata was more deserving to become Ayodhya’s king. Kaikeyi said that she was happy because she loved Rama dearly. Manthara retorted that when Rama would become the king, Kaikeyi and
Once there was a fierce battle between the gods and the demons in the forest of Dandaka. Indra sought king Dashrath’s help to fight the demons. Dashrath went to the forest accompanied by his queen Kaikeyi. King Dashrath was fighting against the great demon Shambara. But suddenly, Dashrath fell down to the ground and lost
Some months after the marriage of his sons, Dashrath was sitting in his palace. He looked in the mirror that some of his hair had turned grey. He realised that he was getting old. So, he thought of putting his son Rama on the throne and make him the new king of Ayodhya. Keeping the
A message was sent to king Dashrath by king Janaka informing him that his son had fulfilled the condition of Sita’s swayamvar. He had invited Dashrath to Mithila to carry out the marriage ceremony of his son Rama and Janak’s daughter Sita. Everyone in Ayodhya, including the king, the queens, and the whole kingdom, was
When Parashurama, a devotee of Lord Shiva, heard that Shiva’s bow had been broken, he immediately reached king Janaka’s palace where Sita’s swayamvar was being organised. He angrily enquired about the person who was responsible for breaking the bow. He took out his dangerous axe to kill the man who had broken the bow. Prince
There was a farmer who had many acres of land. He also had many hens and a donkey in his yard. One day, he was sitting on his cot, deep in thought. His wife asked him, “Dear husband, what is the matter?” The farmer said, “There’s a fox who steals a chicken from our yard
Finally, the day of Sita’s swayamvar had arrived. Princes Rama and Laxman visited Janaka’s palace along with sage Vishwamitra. Many kings and princes from far and wide came to attend the swayamvar of the princess. King Janaka called his minstrels and asked them to announce the condition of swayamvar. The minstrels then announced loudly that