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Chapter – 126-  The legend of Lord Rama -4

While returning to the Kingdom of Ayodhya, Rama met Bhargava Rama, who is eminent Kshathriya born to Devi Renuka and Sage Jamadhagni.  He killed numerous wicked Kshatriyas ruled the Earth, and with their blood, he performed the ancestral rite.  Bhargava Rama who is one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu transferred all his brilliance to Rama and withdrawn from the Earth.

Dhasharatha is the symbol of human intellect; it controls the functions of the body that has ten sense organs.  The human intellect gets easily attached to people who give pleasure, matters and material things,  later, it gets troubled with all those and led to unhappiness,  this is the life of ordinary humans on the Earth.  The three wives of King Dharashara, Devi Kausalya, Kaikeyi and  Sumithra, represent Icchashakthi, Gnana Shakthi and Kriyashakthi respectively.  Therefore it is necessary to have a well-balanced mindset with the three powerful tools known as Icchashakthi, Kriyashakthi, and Gnanashakthi.  The four sons of King Dhasharatha represents four attributes known as Jijjyasa/curiosity/Lakshman, ability to conquer enemies as well as one’s own weakness/Shathrugna, Bharatha/wisdom and Rama/blissful nature and spread happiness.  These four attributes are known as Ahamkara/Shathrugna, Manas/mind/Lakshman,  intellect/Chiththam/Rama,  Bharatha/wisdom can be utilized for objective knowledge /material life as well as subjective knowledge/ study of spirituality.

Emperor Dhasharatha announced the coronation ceremony of Rama as King of Ayodhya.  The decision was taken by the Emperor without discussing it with his wives.  The preparation for the ceremony was taken at a great speed.  Devi Kaikeyi came to know about it, she was immensely pleased with the decision of the Emperor, she had loved Rama and spend her time with him more than that of Devi Kausalya.  Mandhara who was the housemaid of Devi Kaikeyi creates intense trepidation about the future of her son Bharatha in Devi Kaikeyi if Rama was crowned as the King of Ayodhya, further reminds her about the promises of Emperor.  Devi Kaikeyi who was completely besieged by the influence of Mandhara, a well-prepared drama was enacted in the ‘Krodhalaya”/ private chamber.  Emperor Dhasharatha reaches to pacify his wife Kaikeyi who is in extreme grief, disheveled hair, scattered ornaments, and attire.  Devi Kaikeyi asks for two boons which were already promised by him, she asks for the performance of the coronation ceremony of her son Bharatha and exile Rama from the Kingdom of Ayodhya for fourteen years.