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PAUM A CARIU
(from Vol. IV. No. 2)
SVAYAMBHUDEVA
AYODHYA KANDA
Birth and marriage of Rama
suņu akkhami rahuvamsū pahānau dasarahu atthi aujjhhe ranau tāsu putta hosanti dhurandhara vāsueva valaeva dhanuddhara tehi haņevau rakkhu māharaņe jaņaya narāhiva taņayahe kāraņe
Such was the prediction : 'In the Raghu dynasty, there will be a king named Dasaratha at Ayodhya. His two sons Vasudeva and Valadeva will be great experts in archery. In a great battle they will kill Raksas on account of the daughter of king Janaka.'
On learning this Vibhisana decided to kill both Dasaratha and Janaka so that the cause of future danger to Ravana's life wiped out. Narada warned both Dasaratha and Janaka of Vibhisana's design. They both left their respective palaces, substituting statues for themselves. The unsuspecting Vidyadharas removed the heads of the statues. Dasaratha and Janaka in their ramblings attended the svayamvara of Kaikayi, the daughter of the prince of Kautukamangala. Kaikayi chose Dasaratha as her husband. This enraged the other suitors who challenged Dasaratha and there was fighting in which Kaikayi rendered exceptional services to her husband. It was for this Dasaratha promised her two boons. She reserved them for some future use.
Four sons were born to king Dasaratha, Rama by Aparajita, Laksmana by Sumitra, Bharata by Kaikayi and Satrughna by Suprabha.
rāmacandu aparajjiyahe somitti sumittihe ekku jaņu bharahu dhurandharu kekkaihe suppahahe puttu puņu sattuhaņu
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