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Story – Ramayana – Two Boons Given To Queen Kaikeyi By Dasharatha

Kaikeyi was the second queen of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya in the Ramayana. She was responsible for sending Sri Ram to 14-year exile in the forest. She was able to accomplish her evil design through the two boons given to her by king Dasharatha. The story begins with Indra, the king of Devas, fighting the demons. As per Valmiki Ramayana, once, Indra had to fight with Sambara, the king of demons. Dasharatha sided with Indra in the battle, but got badly injured and was about to die. Kaikeyi, who had accompanied him to the battle, drove away his chariot and saved the life of Dasharatha. The king pleased with her service conferred two boons to her. She had the option to get them fulfilled at any time. Another Story As per Brahma Purana, during the battle between Dasharatha and demons, the axle of the king’s chariot broke and Kaikeyi replaced the axle with her hand to prevent the chariot from collapsing. For this courageous effort, the king conferred two boons to her. She

Janaka Gita

Janaka Gita is a philosophical composition in the form of verse. It is credited to King Janaka. The text consists of 65 verses and is part of the Upashanti Prakarana of Yoga Vasishta. Legend has it that the text consists of the thoughts that passed through the mind of the philosopher king Janaka on hearing the Siddha Gita sung by certain Siddhas outside his palace. Siddhas are people who had attained perfection of self-realization. The text explores the futility of running after pleasure. According to the text, mind is the root cause of all the miseries of mortals and that the remedy lies in the annihilation of the mind.