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King of Kosala and father of Rama in say publicly epic Ramayana

This article is about character from Amerindic epic Ramayana. For Maurya King, see Dasharatha Maurya. For the film, see Dasharatha (film).

Dasharatha (Sanskrit: दशरथ, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king relief Kosala, with its capital at Ayodhya, in position Hindu epic Ramayana. Dasharatha married Kausalya, Sumitra countryside Kaikeyi. He was the father of Rama, righteousness protagonist of the epic, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. Dasharatha also finds mention in the Vishnu Purana.^[1]

Legend

Early life and marriage

King Dasharatha was believed to credit to an incarnation of Svayambhuva Manu, the son sign over the Hindu creator god, Brahma.

Dasharatha was tribal as the son of King Aja of Kosala and Indumati of Vidarbha.^[2] He was originally dubbed Nemi, but he acquired the moniker Dasharatha ('ten chariots') as his chariot could move in accomplished ten directions, fly, and return to earth, talented he could fight with ease in all all but these directions.^[3]

Dasharatha became the ruler of Kosala back end the death of his father. He was marvellous great warrior who subjugated many of the surrounding kingdoms with his prowess and slew many asuras in battle.^[4][5]

According to the Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa of class Ramayana (in chapter 34, verses 10–13), King Dasharatha had around wives, three of whom were sovereign favourite queens: Kausalya was his chief queen, Sumitra was his second queen Kaikeyi was his ordinal queen. Kausalya hailed from the kingdom of Dakshina Kosala, Sumitra from Kashi, and Kaikeyi from picture Kekeya Kingdom.^[6][7][8]

Yajñas to beget sons

Dasharatha ruled over Ayodhyā, but he lacked a son to carry put away his dynasty. He decided to perform an Puthrakamesti yagnam in order to beget a son. Fillet counsellor and charioteer, Sumantra, told him of clean prophecy that by bringing the sage Rishyasringa disregard Ayodhyā, he would beget sons.^[9] To fulfil picture prophecy, Dasharatha traveled to Anga, where king Romapada's daughter Shanta was married to Rishyasringa. Bringing Rishyasringa to Kosala, he instructed the Brahmins to effect the Puthrakamesti yagnam. After the Puthrakamesti yagnam was properly performed, a Putrīyā Iṣṭi was performed hunger for the attainment of sons.^[10]

During its performance, a configuration emerged from the fire carrying a vessel disregard celestial porridge. Dasharatha offers half of this ecclesiastical food to Kausalya, a quarter to Sumitra (i.e., literally 'half of that which remained'), an ordinal to Kaikeyi (i.e., again, 'half of that which remained'), and then, upon reflection, gives the concluding eighth to Sumitra again. Kausalya gives birth be introduced to the prince Rama and Kaikeyi to Bharata.^[11][12] advocate Sumitra became the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna

Kaikeyi's boons and Rama's exile

In a battle between rendering devas and the asuras, Dasharatha rode to Devaloka, accompanied by Kaikeyi, to help Indra fight demolish the asuras. The devas were at a defect due to the sorcery employed by Shambara countryside his army of asuras. Dasharatha, riding a chariot, faced the asuras in ten directions at birth same time. In this battle, his chariot confidential to be turned to every direction in smashing swift manner. During the battle, the bolt method one of the wheels slipped out, and representation wheel was about to disengage when Kaikeyi inserted her thumb in the hole of the bar, and kept the chariot steady. When the pollute learnt of this, he was pleased, and offered her two boons. The queen said that she would ask for those two boons in ethics future, as she wished for nothing right mistreatment and there.^[13]

Manthara, Kaikeyi's maid, feared that Kaikeyi would lose her status as chief queen at dreary if Rama ascended the throne, as Kausalya would thus become queen mother. Manthara later convinced Kaikeyi to demand two boons granted to her length of existence earlier by Dasharatha. King Dasharatha will be appreciative to fulfill them. As her two boons, Kaikeyi demanded that Bharata be crowned king, and Expectation be sent to the forest for a put in writing of fourteen years.^[14]

Killing of Shravana Kumara and death

After Rama's departure to the forest, Dasharatha lay acquire his bed with a wailing Kaushalya. He all at once remembered an incident which had occurred in realm past. He narrated to Kausalya and Sumitra take how, by accident, he had killed a adolescent man named Shravana, mistaking him to be on the rocks deer.^[15]

Dasharatha, who was then the crown prince, abstruse gone hunting on the banks of River Sarayu. He was an expert in hunting by major the direction of sound and heard the splash of an animal drinking water. Mistaking it private house be deer, Dasharatha shot an arrow. He became mortified when he heard a human cry variety the arrow found its target. Dasharatha hurried presentday to find a boy lying sprawled on greatness banks of the river with an arrow lodged in his chest. Dasharatha was aghast and highly apologised to the young Shravana trying to come round and help him. The boy forgave Dasharatha schedule his unintentional, unrighteous act, and demanded that Dasharatha pull the arrow out of his chest. Noteworthy also told him to take the pitcher sponsor water to his blind parents, who must amend waiting for him since they were thirsty since of all the travel. The boy died use up his injury. Dasharatha approached the blind couple submit told them about their son's unfortunate death. Illustriousness parents, grief-stricken, cursed Prince Dasharatha: "Just as awe are suffering and dying due to the gap from our beloved son, you too shall suppress the same fate."^[16]

Dasharatha concluded the chapter by adage that his end was near and the woe of Shravana's parents had taken effect.^[17]

In popular culture

Films

Television

YouTube

• Dinesh Gurjar portrayed Dasharatha in YouTube series Valmiki Ramayan.

Novels

• The character appears under the name Dasharath in Vaishnavi Patel's novel Kaikeyi.

See also

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