He could perform a horse sacrifice to the gods to receive 4 sons!
Brahma blessed Ravana with invulnerability against the gods
Can only be defeated by apes and man
minor gods want free of Ravana's earthly rule
Vishnu divides himself into 4 parts and is born as Dasharatha's 4 sons, Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shakrughna.
Vashishtha is the wise brahmin
Vishvamitra, a sage, needs help stopping demons, Dasharatha allows Rama and Lakshmana to go.
They defeat demon mom and rama obtains celestial weapons. after six days, sacrifices are performed and demons attack. rama beat them with his celestial weapons
Stories are told to Rama. then the brothers visit a city and they run into Sita
they approach the king and must bend Shiva's bow to wed Sita. Rama breaks the bow, meets Parashurama, passes his test, and marries Sita.
the king wishes for Rama to take the throne. Manthara tells Kaikeyi to remind the king of the favors she is owed, to make Bharata king. the king obeys after much heartbreak and banishes Rama.
Rama obeys without question. Lakshmana and Sita accompany Rama. Dasharatha dies of grief shortly after they depart.
Bibliography:
Sources used: M. Dutt, R. Dutt, Gould, Griffith, Hodgson, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Oman, Richardson, and Ryder.
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