ItsAboutToBeEpic

- Bharata finds out Manthara was the cause of his dad and elder brother being gone - A funeral is held for Dasharatha - Bharata meets Rama and tells him to take his place as the Raj - Bharata gives Rama sandals decked in gold, but he doesn't accept them - Anasuya mothers Sita - Viradha, a demon, abducts Sita and he cannot be hurt by sharp weapons - A spell connects the demon to Rama - Rama finds another sage in the forest that goes by the name Agastya - He receives weapons from the sage but refuses to stay with him, and goes further into the forest. - The sister of the demon king Ravana, Shurpanakha, fell in love with Rama. - Rama didn't return the feelings - Proposed that she goes after his brother - She doesn't like being laughed at and rejected, so she attacks and tells her brother Khara - Khara orders 14 demons to go kill the three, but the destroy them with celestial weapons, so he orders 14 thousand instead. - Rama orders his brother to go hide in a cave...

Two Kingdoms: 1) Koshala, ruled by Dasharatha (father of Rama). 2) Mithila, ruled by Janaka (father of Sita). - Capital of Koshala was Ayodhya (very grand, noble place) - Dasharatha (Solar Race) dwelt in palace that was well guarded - Two family priests: Vashishtha and Vamadeva - Dasharatha's three queens: Kaushalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra. - Dasharatha wanted to perform the Ashwamedha (horse sacrifice) so the gods would grant him an heir that would perpetuate his race (solar race). - Horse let loose on the night of a full moon during the month of Choitro. - A brahmin followed the horse, and after wandering for a year, the horse returned. - Many rajahs (rulers) attended the ceremony which took place on the bank of the Sarayu river. - Kaushalya (chief queen) slew the horse, and brahmins chanted mantras. - The other queens sat beside the horse and gave portions of the flesh to the fire. - The gods promised four sons would be born to Dasharatha. - Vishnu declared that h...