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| Dasharatha |
| Author
:Anant Pai |
| ISBN
: 81-7508-178-3 |
Format :
32 Pages, 9.5" x 7.0"
, Paperback |
| Publisher
: India
Book House Pvt. Ltd. |
| Year
of publication: 2002 |
| Book
Id : co10 |
| Language
: English |
| U.S
$ 6.95 |
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About the
Publisher
The Amar Chitra Katha, Dasharatha, has been drawn
mainly from Valmiki's famous epic poem - Ramayana.
Ravana, an evil Rakshasa, had performed severe
penances and obtained a boon from Brahma. No
celestial being, be it a yaksha, a gandharva or
deva, could kill him. Armed with this boon, he
invaded Amaravati, the city of the devas and
played havoc among its inhabitants. Distressed,
they appealed to Vishnu. On earth at that time,
Dasharatha, the prosperous, wise and just king of
Ayodhya, bent on obtaining a son, was engaged in
performing a series of sacrifices. To help the
devas Vishnu decided to manifest himself on earth
and destroy Ravana, since Brahma's boon did not
protect Ravana from men. And he chose to be born
as four sons to the three queens of Dasharatha. As
Dasharatha delighted in his growing sons,
particularly in Rama the eldest, little did he
dream that the curse, hurled at him for a sin
committed by him in ignorance when he was a mere
lad, would materialize with an impact that would
result in his death.
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