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"My dear son, my grief is doubled by
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seeing the pain raging in your innocent
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heart. W
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hat shall we do child? We are the
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playthings of fate. May the reward of
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goodness come to you in this world and
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the next!"
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Kausalya had not believed Bharata
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privy to the plot, but she feared that he
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would condone it and yield to the
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temptation of its results. Now she was
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convinced
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that
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Bharata's
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heart
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was
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completely free from stain. Though her
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own son had gone to the forest, she was
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pleased that such another son had come to
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her in his place.
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Here, Kamban beautifully sings how
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Kausalya shed tears of joy over Bharata
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and embraced him imagining that Rama
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himself had returned from the forest.
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Kausalya said amidst her sobs: "Many
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were your ancestors who attained fame.
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You have surpassed them all in glory by
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renouncing the kingship that has come to
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you. You are indeed king among kings."
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The Kausalya and Bharata portrayed
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by Kamban embody a culture. May these
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heroic figures and that culture live forever
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in the land of Bharata!
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The obsequies of the dead King were
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duly
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performed.
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Vasishtha
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and
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other
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learned men and elders offered grave
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shastric
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consolation
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to
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Bharata
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and
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Satrughna. Fourteen days after the King's
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demise, the ministers called the Assembly
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and addressed Bharata thus:
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"The King has gone to the world
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above. Rama and Lakshmana are in the
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forest. The land is now without a king. It
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is right that you should assume the rule at
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our request. The preparations for the
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coronation are all complete. The citizens
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and
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ministers
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are
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awaiting
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your
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acceptance. This is your kingdom lawfully
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descended from your ancestors, It is for
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you to be anointed and rule righteously
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over us."
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Bharata went with folded hands round
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the materials gathered for the coronation
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and said in grave tones to the assembled
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elders:
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"I do not consider it proper that you
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should ask me thus to accept the kingdom.
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According to the custom of our house, the
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throne belongs to the eldest son. With all
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respect to you, I have decided to go to the
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forest and bring Rama back to Ayodhya
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with Lakshmana and see that Rama is
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crowned. Please get ready the men and
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materials for this purpose. Prepare the
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road for the journey. Let laborers be
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mobilised for it. It is my final and
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irrevocable decision not to accept the
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crown."
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Listening to the prince's words, the
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whole assembly was beside itself with joy.
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They applauded Bharata's suggestion. The
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army and a big retinue were got ready to
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accompany the prince to the forest.
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Quickly an army of workers with their
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tools went forward to prepare the road.
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Men who knew the forest, pioneers
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who could dig wells and canals, builders
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of
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rafts
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and
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boats,
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carpenters
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and
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engineers,
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worked
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enthusiastically,
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because they were engaged in getting
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