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Chapter 3
Bharata’s Return The following morning large numbers of singers and bards assembled at the palace with the intention of waking …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
Bharata’s Return
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
The following morning large numbers of singers and bards assembled at the palace with the intention of waking the king. …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
The palace attendants, unaware of the king’s demise, gathered together the items required for his morning ablutions. Gold pots filled …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
When everything was made ready just before sunrise, the royal ladies went into the king’s chamber to wake him. As …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
Kaushalya and Sumitra were roused by the sound. Looking at the emperor and touching him, they cried out, “My lord!” …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
Kaushalya looked at her husband’s face, which seemed like the sun shorn of its luster. Kneeling by his side she …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
“O cruel Kaikeyi, are you now satisfied? Having killed the king you may now enjoy the throne without fear. Rāma …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
Kaushalya embraced her dead husband. She thought of Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣman. How would They learn of Their father’s death? …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
Kaushalya could not tolerate any more grief. Tearfully she cried out to Kaikeyi, “You have killed me as surely as …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
With difficulty the king’s ministers separated Kaushalya from Daśaratha. They gently removed her from his chamber and began to perform …
Rāmāyaṇa 2.3
The city of Ayodhya, already plunged in sorrow, became even more desolate. The people cried out their distress and everything …