


One day Sage Vishwamitra, approached the king, asking for Ram and Laxman's help in killing demons who were disturbing his meditation. As they grew, sacred thread ceremony was held for all the four brothers. As a result, Ram was born to Kaushalya, Laxman and Shatrughna to Sumitra and Bharat to Kaikeyi. King Dasaratha, its ruler performed ceremonial sacrifice to fire God for having desirable son (putreshthi yagna). On the banks of the Sarayu river stood the magnificent city of Ayodhya, the capital of the kingdom of Kosala. Your browser does not support the audio element.
