Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ramayana: A Divine Drama – Vol. V
attempt to capture them, he killed the male deer with an arrow.
The female deer was grief stricken. She went to her mother and
complained about the cruel act of the king. The mother consoled
her saying, “My dear child, pain and pleasure, good and bad
coexist in this world. We have to withstand the vicissitudes of
life with equanimity. You may go to the king to seek justice,”
Then the female deer went to the king and poured out her
anguish thus, “Oh king! We were leading our lives peacefully
and blissfully. You have inflicted untold grief on me by killing
my husband. You have ruined my life.” The king ruefully said.
”Nobody can escape the sequence of his actions. You are
grieving over death of your husband. I can also understand the
agony of your mother having lost her son–in-law. As a result,
one day I too will suffer from the loss of my son-in–law.” The
female deer took birth as Manthara and caused the death of
Dasaratha who was the son-in–law of the King of Kekaya.
This life is nothing but an ocean with the waves of union and
separation. Everybody has to pass through the adversities of life.
(SSS Vol.36 Part I p.111-112)
Manthara heard the conditions for Kaikeyi’s Marriage
(Dasaratha) approached the King of Kekaya Kingdom with a
request to give his daughter Kaika in marriage to him. The king
of Kekaya kingdom, however, insisted on a promise from
Dasaratha that a son born to Kaika shall be crowned as the King
of Ayodhya. (SSS Vol.40 p.187)
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