(Ram-Sita Swayamvara: Flickr)
- King Dasharatha's son is Rama, and King Janaka's daughter is Sita.
- Initially Dasharatha had no son heirs so he made a horse sacrifice, and the gods granted him four sons.
- Rama goes on mission with brother, Lakshmana, to defeat devils.
- Rama defeats a female beast, then Vishwamitra granted Rama celestial weapons.
- Rama falls in love with Rita at first sight.
- Janaka gives Rama permission to marry Sita because he can yield the bow of Shiva.
- Rama marries Sita.
- Dasharatha has four sons but chooses Rama to be his heir.
- Kaikeyi's, youngest wife of Dashratha, slave, Manthara hates the fact that Rama is being crowned king.
- Kaikeyi persuades Dasharatha to banish Rama and make her son, Bharata, the heir.
- Rama obediently listens to his father to go into exile.
- Sita and Lakshmana go with Rama and are stripped of their royal clothing.
- Karma is getting back at Dasharatha, and now he lost a son for killing another man's son.
- Dasharatha dies.
Bibliography
The Divine Archer by F. J. Gold
(http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/pde-ramayana-parashurama.html)
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