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Chapter NameEventprimary characterSecondary characterRelationship with other charactersPlaceRelationship with PlaceWeaponsBoonsCurseSource 1Source 2Source 3
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1The ConceptionHorse sacrifice for progenyDashrathKosala KingdomNear River Sarayu, north of GangaRamayana retold by C. RajagopalachariValmiki ramayana translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith, M.A.Kamba Ramayana translated by P.S. SUNDARAM
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1Performed the yagaSage RishyasringaAyodhya Capital of Kosala
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1Went to Bhrahma scaredDevasHeaven
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1Went to VishnuBrahmaHeaven
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1Got boon from Brahma that he should be invulnerable and invincible against Devas, Asuras, Gandharvas and other such beings. He didn't say mankindRavanHe should be invulnerable and invincible against Devas, Asuras, Gandharvas and other such beings. He didn't say mankind
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1Ravana wanted to dethrone IndraIndraHeaven
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1Would be born as four sons of King Dasaratha to defeat Ravana VishnuHeaven
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1HariVishnuHeaven
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2Sage VIshwamitraDrank 1/2 Payasam from yagaKausalyaRamWIfe of DasarathaAyodhyaCapital of Kosala
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2Drank 1/4 +1/8 Payasam from yagaSumitra LakshmanWIfe of DasarathaAyodhyaCapital of Kosala
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2SatrughnaCapital of Kosala
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2Drank 1/8 Payasam from yagaKaikeyiBharatWIfe of DasarathaAyodhya
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2Viswamitra, while he was king once
went to visit Vasishtha's ashrama.The King
wondered good food came from.		Vishwamitra
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2VasishthaVasishtha's Ashram
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2Cow Sabala and explained that she was
the fountain of unfailing plenty.		SabalaVasishtha's sonsVasishtha's divine cowVasishtha's Ashram
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2Vishwamitra tried to steal cowVishwamitraVishwamitra's armyVasishtha's Ashram
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2Vasistha killed Vishwamitra's sonsVishwamitra's sonsVasishtha's Ashram
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2Viswamitra performed tapas to Lord Shiva
VishwamitraUmapati (Shiva)Divine arrowsDivine arrows and be master
of every weapon."
gave him all the weapons available to
the Devas, Gandharvas, Rishis, Yakshas
and the Demons.
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2Vasistha's Brahmadanda (holy staff) destroyed all weaponsVasishthaVasishtha's AshramBrahmadanda
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2Brahmastra was used by Vishwamitra, Brahmadanda absorbed itVishwamitraVasishthaVasishtha's AshramBrahmastra
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2Viswamitra became Raja Rishi after tapas, not satisfiedVishwamitraBrahmaNamed him Raja RIshi
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3TrisankuKing Trisanku, desired to ascend to heaven in that
very body because he loved himself.		TrisankuSolar dynasty
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3Vasishtha and his said no to boon grantVasishthaVasishtha's sons
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3Trisanku was turned into chandala (person who collects corpes) by vasistha's sonsVasishthaVasishtha's sonsTurned into chandala
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3Vishwamitra said he would helpVishwamitra
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3Viswamitra who exploded into a curse
that Vasishtha's sons do die and be reborn
for seven generations in a tribe given to
eating dog's flesh.		VishwamitraVasishtha's sonsVasishtha's sons do die and be reborn for seven generations in a tribe given to eating dog's flesh.
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3Vishwamitra created second brahman to let Trisanku upVishwamitraTrisankuHimalayan forest
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3Vishwamitra does more tapas, devas sent Menaka to tempt him and he spent 10 years with herManekaVishwamitraCelestial damselHimalayan forest
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3More tapas by Vishwamitra, became maharishiVishwamitraBrahmaHimalayan forest
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3More tapas for 1000 years by Vishwamitra, devas sent Rambha to tempt himRambhaVishwamitraHimalayan forest
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3Vishwamitra froze Rambha to stone for 10,000 yearsVishwamitraRambhaCelestial damselHimalayan forestVishwamitra froze Rambha to stone for 10,000 years
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3More tapas, bhahma made him brahma rishi, he was happyVishwamitraBrahmaBecame Brahma Rishi
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4Rama Leaves HomeVishwamitra goes to AyodhyaVishwamitraAyodhya
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4Dasaratha, Vasishitha's pupil welcomes himDashrathVasishthaGuruAyodhya
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4Viswamitra performing a sacrifice, Rakshasas,
Maricha and Subahu, defile it.		SubahuVishwamitra
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4Maricha
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4Rama and Lakshmana go with Vishwamitra to defeat rakshasasRamVishwamitraGuruAyodhya
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4Lakshman
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5Rama Slays the MonstersBefore retiring Viswamitra initiated the
princes in two secret mantras Bala and
Atibala		RamVishwamitraGuruBank of the River SarayuSpells had the virtue of guarding them from fatigue and harm.
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5Lakshman
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5Reached Kamashrama in Anga Desa where,
god of love Manmatha aimed his arrow at Siva and
was turned to ashes by his wrath. Hence
this place is known as Kamashrama."		ManmathaShivaKamashramaIn Anga Desa
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5Indra was
contaminated by sin, having killed Vritra.
The waters which cleansed Indra flowed into the
ground and enriched the land
IndraVritraDandaka forest
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5Tataka and her son Maricha
wrought havoc		TatakaBrahmaWife
of Sunda, a Yaksha)		Dandaka forestHer strength
comes from a boon granted by Brahma.
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5Tataka and her son Maricha
wrought havoc		Maricha
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5Suketu, a yaksha performed tapas
and won a boon from Brahma. 		SuketuBrahmaYou
will have a beautiful daughter of great
strength of body, but you will have no
son.
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5Suketu's daughter, Tataka, beautiful and strong, was married to Sunda, a Yaksha, and their child is Maricha.SuketuTatakaDaughter
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5TatakaSunda MarichaSon
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5Sunda at one time incurred Sage Agastya's curse and died. Provoked by this, Tataka and Maricha pounced on Agastya who cursed them to be monsters living on the carcases of men.TatakaSunda Spouse
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5Sage Agastya
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5Rama defeats TatakaRamaTatakaDandaka forest
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5Lakshman
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5Vishwamitra teaches divine astras to ram, who teaches LakshmanRamVishwamitraDandaka forestRamachandra
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5Lord Narayana performed tapas and it was
there that he was born as Vamana.		NarayanaSiddhashrama
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5Mahabali had by his deeds
acquired the power of Indra himself.
MahabaliSon of Virochana and grandson of Prahlada the good AsuraSiddhashrama
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5Kashyapa and his spouse Aditi, prayed to Vishnu to save the devas and Indra (their chidren)KashyapaAditiSpouse
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5Devas
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5IndraChildren
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5Vishnu was born of Aditi as Vamana.
AditiVamanaSon
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5Vamana in the form of a young student went to the yaga that was being performed by Mahabali. Mahabali's guru, Sukra, the preceptor of all the Asuras, knew who he really was and warned Mahabali.VamanaSiddhashramaVishnu born as her son
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5MahabaliSukraGuru
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5Mahabali was a devotee
of the Lord, so he wanted to fulfill his wishes.
Vamana said he wanted three paces of ground,
as paced by him.		MahabaliVamanaDevoteeSiddhashramaVishwamitra's current ashram
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5Vamana grew giant and had no where to pace, so Mahabali offered his head and became one of the seven immortalsVamanaMahabaliSiddhashramaMahabali became immortal
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5Maricha and Subahu came and Ram caught them with ManavastraRamMarichaSiddhashramaManavastra
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5They set out to see the marvellous bow in the court of
Janaka.		JanakaYajnavalkyaKing of Videha, Friend of Dashratha, Pupil of YajnavalkyaMithilaKingdom Videha, friend of Dasharatha
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6SitaJanaka found SIta in a field where he was performing a yagaJanakaSitaMithila
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6Varuna, presented Janaka Rudra(Shiva) 's bow and two
quivers. That was an ancient heavenly
bow, which no ordinary man could even
move.		VarunaJanakaMithila
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6Himavan sent Ganga to the land of the Devas in response to their request and she dwelt with them.
HimavanMenakaSpouse
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6GangaUmaSisters
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6UmaSivaSpouse
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6Sagara had
no son for a long time so he performed tapas.		SagaraFormer King of Ayodhya,Himalaya
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6KesiniWife of SagaraHad 1 son
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6SumatiWife of SagaraHad 60,000 sons
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6Sage Bhrigu, blessed the kingYou will get a number of
children and will acquire undying fame.
One of your wives will give birth to an
only son, and through him your lineage
will be continued. The other queen will
bear sixty thousand strong-armed sons."
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6Asamanjas was cruel and was banished when he grew up, Amsuman grew up as brave and goodAsamanjasKesiniMotherAyodhya
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6AmsumanSumatiMotherAyodhya
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6King Sagara launched a great horse-
sacrifice and prince Amsuman was in charge of the sacrificial horse		SagaraAmsumanSonAyodhya
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6Indra, in the guise of a Rakshasa, managed to
carry off the animal. and put it infront of an avatar of Vishnu who was meditating		IndraAyodhya
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6Sage KapilaVishnu's Avatar
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6Sons found horse near Kapila and accused him, they got burnt to ashesAyodhya
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7Bhagiratha and the story of GangaAmsuman brought back the horse but found the ashes of the other sons, Sagara died broken heartedAmsumanSagaraAyodhya
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7Garuda told Amsuman that if ganga were to be brought back to earth and sprayed on the ashes, they would rest in peaceGarudaSumatiSiblings
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7Amsuman became king, he was succeded by Dilipa, who was succeded by BhagirathaAmsumanDilipasonAyodhya
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7DilipaBhagirathason
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7Bhagiratha didn't have children and did tapas in GokarnaBhagirathaGokarna
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7Bhrahma said he would give hima child but the earth could not withstand the force of ganga so he shoud pray to ShivaBrahmaShiva
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7Shiva let ganga flow from heaven to his hair because she thought she could overpower him ad then let her flow to earth from his hair.ShivaGanga
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7Ganga disturbed Saint Jahnu's yaga and he let her only flow through his ear, she was forgiven an dthen called jahnu's daughterJahnuGangaDaughter, therefore known as Jahnavi
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7Ganga flowed on Bhagiratha's ancestor's ashes and purified them.GangaBhagirathaTherefore ganga was known as Bhagirathi
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8AhalyaIndra had an affair with Sage Gautam's wife. The sage turned Indra into an eunuch and his wife to be unseen by anyoneAhalyaGautamSpouseClose to Mithila
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8Indra
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8Having Dashratha's son come to the ashram purified Ahalya and lifted the curseClose to Mithila
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9Ram wins Sita's HandRama strings and breaks Rudra's bow and wins Sita's hand in marriageRamSitaSpouseRudra's Bow
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10Parasurama's DiscomfortParashuram came to Ayodhya after hearing about Ram breaking the bowParshuramRam
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10Parshuram's father was killed by a king so Parshuram wanted to end the Kshatriya race, was therefore the enemy of them.ParshuramSage JamadagniSon
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10Prshuram had an identical Vishnu's bow that he wanted ram to string, if ram was able to string it, they would battleParshuramRamAyodhyaVaishshnava Bow