The capital of Koshala was Ayodhya. Where Darharatha was the king, the father of Rama and Mithila. Dasharatha had no son from either of his queen, Kasushalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra. After performing the Ashwamedha [horse sacrifice], the gods promised that four sons would be born to Dasharatha, which were Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. After eating sacrificial food, Dasharatha's wives came mothers of sons-Kaushalya of Rama, Kaikeyi of Bharata, and Sumitra of Lamshmana and Shatrughna. Sita and Rama saw each other in the garden and fell in love. Rama and Sita marries. Sita looks really pretty on her wedding as it is mentioned in the book "Softly came the sweet-eyed Sita, bridal blush upon her brow; Rama in his manly beauty came to take the sacred vow;Darharatha handles throne to Rama. Rama left palace but was not letting Sita come with him. But she wanted to go "O Rama, and let me share thy sorrow and thy joys. Sweeter will be the jungle with thee beside me than the palace when thou hast departed.” Last words from Darharatha "In the middle of the second night after Rama had departed, Dasharatha awoke and cried, “O Kaushalya, I am dying with grief. Mine eyes have grown blind with weeping. Take my hand in thine and speak unto me. Oh! Bitterly I grieve now that I cannot look upon Rama ere I die. Happy are they whose eyes behold him. My heart beats feebly.”
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Marriage of Rama and Sita |
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