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Name Dasaratha's 3 wives.
Kausalya, Sumitra & Kaikeyi
Dasaratha was the king of this kingdom.
Ayodhya
What physical feat did Rama have to accomplish in order to marry Sita?
He had to break Shiva's bow.
What quality or feeling might have driven Kaikeyi to make a plan with Manthara to stop Rama from being crowned?
Jealousy, greed
He was killed mistakenly by Dasaratha's arrow.
Shravana
Dasaratha's kingdom was on the banks of which river?
Sarayu
What two boons did Kaikeyi ask for, from Dasaratha?
1. Bharata be crowned king, 2. Rama be sent to exile for 14 years
Name two virtues that Sri Rama possessed.
Truth/dharma, fairness, calm
He was Rama’s minister, who returned to Ayodhya after parting from Sri Rama in the forest.
Sumantara
Sita was the princess of which kingdom?
Mithila
What curse did Shravana’s parents give Dasaratha?
That Dasaratha would die from the pain of separation from his son.
Name one virtue of Lakshmana, and explain how he demonstrates that virtue.
Loyalty
She was King Janaka’s daughter, and married Lakshmana.
Urmila
Name the forest that Sri Rama, Sita & Lakshmana went to first upon being exiled.
Dandaka
How does Bharata show that Rama will be the real King?
By taking Rama’s sandals back to Ayodhya & placing them on the throne.
Even though Dasaratha loved Sri Rama dearly, his dedication to what virtue made him agree to send him to exile?
Dharma or Truth
Name any 2 of the sages whose ashrams Rama, Sita & Lakshman visited in the forest.
Agastya & Bharadwaja
Where was Bharata when Rama was sentenced to exile?
Kekaya
What did Sumithra tell Lakshmana before he left for forest?
Sita is also known as ‘Bhoomija’ due to one of her quality? What is it?
Patience