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	Raghuvamsa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dasharatha then performed a sacrifice, the putra-kameshthi yagna, to secure the birth of a son.
		Dasharatha was a young man when he accidentally killed Shravana Kumara while hunting in the forest one day.
		This is what came to pass; Dasharatha died soon after Rama left for exile in the forest, accompanied by his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raghuvamsa (438 words)

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		The childless Dasharatha was advised by his family priest Vashishtha to perform a fire sacrifice ceremony to seek the blessings of God for children.
		Dasharatha was overjoyed and immediately got down from his throne and received him with great honor.
		When Dasharatha came to her anger room to inquire, he found his beloved queen lying on the floor with her hair loose and her ornaments cast away.
	www.geocities.com /phoenixwatlao/ramayana.html (6093 words)

	Dasharatha - The Father of Rama - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dasharatha - The Father of Rama - Indian Mythology
		Dasharatha was a king of the Surya (solar) dynasty and the father of Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana.
		Dasharatha wanted to crown his eldest son Rama as his successor.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/entities/Dasharatha.html (236 words)

	Rama : Portrait of the Prince as a Prisoner of Darkness by Satya Chaitanya
		Though by all accounts Kaikeyi is Dasharatha’s favourite at this time, to the extent that she is accused of having ensnared him completely, made him her slave, she gets the least part of the payasa.
		During the battle, Kaikeyi takes a wounded Dasharatha to safety and it is for this that she is given the boons by him.
		After she thwarted Dasharatha’s plan to quickly crown him yuvaraja and sent him to the jungle, Rama, speaking to Lakshmana says that Kaikeyi is a wicked woman.
	www.boloji.com /hinduism/092.htm (6206 words)

	Ramayana for children
		Slaying of Ravana, the abductor of Sita, and Rama's coronation.
		Dasharatha was the king of Kosala, an ancient kingdom that was located in present day Uttar Pradesh.
		The childless Dasharatha was advised by his family priest Vasishtha to perform a fire sacrifice ceremony to seek the blessings of God for children.
	www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/ramayana.htm (6047 words)

	Welcome To Punjabkesari.com-Religion
		Dasharatha was known as such because he could fight in ten directions simultaneously.
		Dasharatha was such a great fighter that sometimes Indra would summon for him when there was a fight with the demons.
		She was named Shanti, or "peace." But Dasharatha had no peace, because he only had one daughter, and that daughter would only get married and go to another dynasty.
	www.punjabkesari.com /Religion/Dashrath.htm (1338 words)

	Ramayana web-site page 1: Ramayana Story
		Dasharatha had three wives, but no children, and he needed a son to be heir to his throne.
		Dasharatha's advisor, Vashishtha, told him of a prophecy that he would have sons, but only if he could get a certain sage named Rishyashringa to conduct a ritual ceremony for him.
		Dasharatha did not want to do this, but many years before this he had made a promise to queen Kaikeyi to give her any two wishes she wanted, since she had once saved his life in battle.
	www.albany.edu /~gs7563/ramayanastory.htm (1854 words)

	Yoga Vashishtha - Vairagya
		Dasharatha asked his sons what the matter was, but since they were observing mouna he couldn't get an answer.
		Dasharatha offered his respects, prostrated before him and, feeling privileged by the presence of such a highly evolved saint, promised to fulfil the purpose of his visit.
		When Dasharatha had that longing for a son, he was an old man, and he had to seek that grace and blessing of a sannyasin, who performed a yajna which led to the birth of Sri Rama.
	www.yogamag.net /archives/2004/4july04/vashish.shtml (2083 words)

	Ayodhya - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Long ago, King Dasharatha, descended from Ikshvaku, of the Surya (solar) dynasty, ruled over the kingdom of Kosala, from his capital city of Ayodhya.
		Dasharatha himself was a great scholar, well versed in the ancient scriptures and the knowledge contained in the Vedas.
		Sumantra, one of Dasharatha's ministers and his charioteer, stood up and said, "Sire, with noble Vasishta to supervise this ritual, its success is assured.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/articles/Ramayana001.html (769 words)

	Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda
		Shanta is said to be the daughter of Dasharatha and given to Romapada in adoption, and Rishyasringa marries her alone.
		On hearing the word of advise from charioteer, Dasharatha became gladsome and made Sumantra to reiterate to that sage also, for his approval, then Dasharatha travelled to the place where that Brahman Rishyasringa is, along with the inmates of palace-chambers and ministers too.
		Dasharatha entered the sage into the palace chambers and worshipped him there as ordained in the scriptures, and in bringing the Sage here into his country, king Dasharatha believed that his desired is fulfilled.
	www.valmikiramayan.net /bala/sarga11/bala_11_prose.htm (1723 words)

	Dasharatha
		Dasharatha is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Having promised two boons to one of his wives, he was bound to his word when she demanded that Rama be exiled to the forest and her son enthroned instead.
		Dasharatha granted her request but soon died from the anguish of separation from Rama.
	www.experiencefestival.com /dasharatha (1157 words)

	ipedia.com: Ramayana Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dasharatha distributes the dessert to his three wives, the Queens Kaushalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi, in accordance with the status of each, and each wife conceives.
		Bharatha is born to Queen Kaikeyi and Lakshmana, and Shatrughna are born to Queen Sumitra.
		Dasharatha meanwhile dies of sorrow from having to be separated from his son.
	www.ipedia.com /ramayana.html (1706 words)

	RaceandHistory.com - The Riddle Of Rama And Sita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rama is the son of Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya, the modern Banares.
		Kaikeyi had married Dasharatha on terms which were at the time of marriage unspecified and which Dasharatha was bound to fulfill whenever he was called upon by Kaikeyi to do so.
		On being asked to state her terms she demanded that her son Bharata should be installed on the throne in preference to Rama and that Rama should live in the forest for 12 years.
	www.raceandhistory.com /worldhotspots/riddlerama.htm (3953 words)

	The Epic Of Ramayana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dasharatha resolved that Rama should be made yuvaraja, that is, the heir apparent to the kingdom.
		Dasharatha had promised two boons to Kaikeyi as a reward and Manthara’s suggestion was that Kaikeyi should now ask for these two boons.
		Dasharatha was very angry, but Rama insisted that he would indeed go to the forest for fourteen years.
	www.divineaim.com /ramayana.htm (1150 words)

	The Hindu : Trader's great escape from friend's net
		To make sure that Dasharatha was dead, they hit him with boulders even as he was hanging from the tree and left.
		After reaching Hyderabad, Ravi told his friends that he and Dasharatha were kidnapped on their way to Vijayawada and when he became conscious he found himself `abandoned' in the city.
		His brother, Krishna, rushed to the village, shifted Dasharatha to a hospital and lodged a complaint with the Madhapur police.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/2003/07/25/stories/2003072509750300.htm (432 words)

	The Ramayana - Page 9
		Then a noble Brahman named Sumantra, seeing Dasharatha broken by grief, and moved to pity at the going forth of Rama, prayed Kaikeyi to relent, clasping his hands and using smooth but cutting speech; but that noble lady's heart was hardened, and she might not in any wise be moved.
		But when Dasharatha wished to send Ayodhya's wealth and men with Rama to the forest she paled and choked with anger, for she required that Rama should go destitute and that the wealth should belong to Bharata.
		Then Dasharatha gave her robes and jewels, and laying aside the dress of bark, Sita shone resplendent, while the people muttered against Kaikeyi, and Sumantra yoked the horses to Rama's car.
	www.galileolibrary.com /ebooks/as10/ramayana_page_9.htm (1566 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sage Vasishtha told Dasharatha that if Rishyashringa performed the putra-kamesti (desire for a son) sacrifice he was sure to beget sons.
		Dasharatha personally went to Anga and begged Rishyashringa to perform the sacrifice.
		The two queens did not want Sumitra, Dasharatha's third wife, to be left out so they both gave her half their share.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/mythology_from_india/77132 (817 words)

	Rama's Eqanimity: Myth and Reality by Satya Chaitanya
		When Rama comes to meet Kaikeyi and Dasharatha, the sight we see is not the one of the night where Dasharatha was alternatively begging Kaikeyi and cursing her, asking her to change her mind, both of them on the floor all the time.
		When that night Dasharatha comes to her charged with sexual desire, she insists on the coronation of Bharata and sending Rama to the jungle for fourteen years.
		Until she learnt of the attempt of Dasharatha to betray her and Rama’s silent assent to it, it is Rama that she wanted to be the yuvaraja, not Bharata, though that position belonged to Bharata as per the rajyashulka.
	www.boloji.com /hinduism/098.htm (5339 words)

	Urmila: The Sarayu Flows Silently Tonight by Satya Chaitanya
		Dasharatha often said that when he first saw her he thought she was perhaps an Apsara or a Kinnari, one of those heavenly damsels.
		Her love for Dasharatha was such that in its intoxication she missed many such details.
		One, that she reminded Dasharatha of the promise he had made to her father at the time of the marriage.
	www.boloji.com /women/080.htm (4725 words)

	Ramayana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		King Dasharatha had, through the favour of gods, had four sons (Rama, Bharata, Shatrughna and Lakshmana) born of his three queens (Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra).
		Rama was acknowledged as the superior as well as the eldest, and won, through his prowess, Sita, the princess of Mithila as his wife.
		Dasharatha was all set to crown him king when, incited by her maid, Queen Kaikeyi made the old king banish Rama for 14 years.
	www.goindiago.com /creative/lit/ranayana.htm (353 words)

	INDOlink Kidz-Korner - A DUTIFUL SON
		Dasharatha took the bowl to his first wife, Kaushalya, and gave her half of the pudding.
		Dasharatha was informed and he requested Janak to let the three sisters of Sita marry his other three sons - Lakshman, Bharat and Shatrughan.
		When Dasharatha came to accompany her to the coronation ceremony, she was lying on the floor, sobbing.
	www.indolink.com /Kidz/rama.htm (1283 words)

	Datta Jayanti Speech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dattathreya and Rama/Dasharatha: Dasharatha (charioteer of ten sensory functions or one who controls ten principles) was the greatest King in Surya Dynasty.
		By listening to the word of his wife Kaikeyi, the great and worshippable Dasharatha sent Rama to the forest and became helpless in judging the situation.
		Dasharatha had not aspired to one day become the parent of Rama.
	www.dattapeetham.com /india/talks/djyanti.html (597 words)

	Re: Mythology - Dr Ambedkar: The Riddle of Rama and Krishna
		Rama is the son of Dasharatha the king of Ayodhya the modern Benares.
		Dasharatha had three wives, Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra besides several hundred concubines.
		While this was being settled Kaikeyi raised the question of rendering her satisfaction of the terms on which she had married Dasharatha.
	www.sikhnet.com /sikhnet/discussion.nsf/ca32680024ff68b487256a08007e86d8/daf9fa36ea63a5ea87256afc0072869c!OpenDocument (8682 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dasharatha, the father of Rama, met this fate.
		Once on a hunt he heard a sound on a riverbank and thinking that a beast was drinking water he shot his arrow.
		They turned down his offer, asked to be cremated on Shravan’s funeral pyre and cursed Dasharatha that he too would die yearning for his son.
	www.suite101.com /course/print_lesson.cfm/18770/2182/4 (564 words)

	The Story of Rama and Seeta
		I already told you that she was one of the queens of King Dasharatha, who was Ram’s father.
		She asked king Dasharatha that her son Bharat should be crowned king instead of Rama.
		King Dasharatha was very unhappy, but Rama told his father that he must keep his promise.
	dalsabzi.com /Books/kids_kahaani/Ramayana/story_of_rama_and_seeta.htm (373 words)

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		Holding Dasharatha to the two boons he had promised her on an earlier occasion, she demands that her son Bharatha should be given the kingdom, and that Rama should be banished to the forest for fourteen years.
		They decide that when Dasharatha comes to see her, Kaikeyi would demand the boons that Rama be banished to the forest for fourteen years and that Bharatha be crowned Yuvaraja.
		When Dasharatha arrives, Kaikeyi forces him to grant her the two boons, but he refuses.
	iskconbangalore.org /contents/valmikiramayana/sri_rama_vanagamanam.htm (365 words)

	RAMAYANA
		This upset the whole of Ayodhya and it ultimately culminated in the death of Dasharatha and the stay of Rama in the forest for fourteen years.
		Though some other incidents can also be narrated from the life of Dasharatha, these two incidents are very important in his life as they gave a sudden turn to his life.
		The idea of Rama going to the forest and staying there for fourteen years so upsets Dasharatha that he said that a part of his heart is being torn asunder.
	www.saileelas.org /editorial/june1974.htm (2044 words)

	Summary of The Ramayana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dasharatha, was the King of Ayodhya and had three wives and four sons.
		A few years later, King Dasharatha, decided it was time to give his throne to his eldest son Rama and retire to the forest.
		Because of an oath Dasharatha had made to her years before, she got the king to agree to banish Rama for fourteen years and to crown Bharata, even though the king, on bended knee, begged her not to demand such a thing.
	www.e-syndicate.net /a14445.htm (796 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dasharatha, anxious to have an heir, invited a sage to visit.
		Dasharatha's overwhelming sadness at the banishment of his son leads to his death.
		Bharata rules reluctantly but refuses to become king in Rama's absence and places his brother's sandals on the throne for the 14 years he is away to symbolize Rama's place on the throne until his return.
	www.maxwell.syr.edu /maxpages/special/ramayana/storyrama.htm (431 words)

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