- Who was Dasaratha? King of Ayodhya
- Which country did he rule? Kosala
- What was the capital of Kosala? Ayodhya.
- Which river was flowing near Ayodhya? Sarayu.
- How many wives did Dasaratha have? three
- What were their names? Kowsalya,Kaikeyi and Sumitra.
- How did Dasaratha rule his kingdom? very wisely.
- Were all his subjects happy and contented? yes
- How many wise ministers did he have? eight
- Who was his master,preceptor and Guru? Sage Vasista
- Which dynasty or vamsa did he belong? Surya
- Who was his family deity? Lord Ranganatha.
- Where is the temple of Lord Ranganatha? In SriRangam in Tamil Nadu.(India)
- What was his only regret?he did not have a issue/ a son as his successor.
- What did he do? He consulted his Master Sage Vasista.
- What did his master advise? to do a special fire sacrifice a yaga
- What was the yaga called? Puthra Kama Ishti.
- Did Dasaratha perform the yaga? yes.
- Who came from the sacrificial fire? A divine ambassador
- What did he bring with him? A golden vessel.
- What was there in the golden vessel? Kheer/payasam/ sweet porridge
- What did he tell Dasaratha?To distribute that among his three wives.
- Did Dasaratha do that? yes
- What happened? Kowsalya delivered Rama,Kaikeyi delivered Bharath and Sumitra delivered Lakshman and Satrugna.
- Who were all happy? King Dasaratha was happy.Kowsalya was happy. Kaikeyi was happy so also Sumitra.
- Are you not happy? yes I am
- How do we celebrate the birth of Rama and his brothers? as Rama Navami.
- Do you know this story now? yes/
- What must you do if you are an Indian?I must know at least this much from Ramayana the epic of India.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Rama Navami festival
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