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[crickets chirping]

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I'm ecstatic.

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I'm exhilarated to think

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that my Bharata
will become a royal poet.

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What are you saying?

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Why?

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One gets a position according to
one's traits and talents.

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Rama will surely become a king

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and Lakshmana
will become a commander.

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Shatrughna will definitely
get a minister's post.

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But Bharata...

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His poems will be a rage
all over the world.

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He is going to be the first poet
of the Kekeya dynasty.

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Isn't it exhilarating?

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That's not true.

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Bharata was also taught
by Sage Vashishtha.

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He is exactly like his brothers in
terms of bravery, valour and grit.

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Kaikeyi, stop it.

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I raised you and Yudhajit.

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I know at a glance

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whether somebody is capable
of ruling a kingdom

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or not.

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[suspenseful music playing]

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Anyway, Kaikeyi,

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your son has turned out

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just the way you wanted him to be.

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He is Rama's shadow.

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Have you ever noticed

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that nobody sees a shadow

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- under the sun?
- That's enough, Manthara.

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That's enough!
Don't you dare utter another word!

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Kaikeyi, why did you feel bad?

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You are Awadh's queen

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and Rama's mother.

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I'm your mere maid Manthara

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and your well-wisher.

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Manthara, don't you dare
utter another word!

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Get out!

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Also, please sleep outside today!

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Leave!

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Kaikeyi, I'll go.

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I'm like a dog.

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Kaikeyi, I'll guard you even after
you throw me out of the room.

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But for how long?

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Who will look after you
when I'm dead?

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Your son

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who has become Rama's shadow?

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- Or your husband who is enamoured
by Rama? - Manthara!

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Manthara, don't utter another word!

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Leave right away!

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[suspenseful music playing]

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[eerie music]

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[temple bell clanging]

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[theme song playing]

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[mellow music playing]

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'Your son has turned out'

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'just the way you wanted him to be.'

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'He is Rama's shadow.'

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'Nobody notices a shadow
under the sun?'

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'Who will look after you
when I'm dead?'

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'Your son'

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'who has become Rama's shadow?'

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'Or your husband'

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'who is enamoured by Rama?'

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[sweeping music playing]

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[gloomy music playing]

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[mellow music playing]

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This has happened before

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but your sons weren't with you.

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Now your sons are here.

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Then why didn't you sleep today?

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Kaikeyi, I'm trying
to satiate my eyes

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as I couldn't see them for years.

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Why didn't

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you sleep?

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I'm still dreaming

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about their future.

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Your Majesty,

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let's go into the garden.

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Let's stroll.

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Please come with me.

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No, Kaikeyi!

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My sons
have just returned but you...

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You want me to send them away.

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I don't want you to send them away
immediately.

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Your Majesty,

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we must make this tough decision

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after spending
a few joyous months with them.

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No, Kaikeyi.

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I can't endure...

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[vocalising]

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They'll be heartbroken.

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Your Majesty,

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this heartbreak is necessary
for Ayodhya's bright future.

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Can you see that banyan tree?

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You planted it away
from its parent tree

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so that it grows unhindered.

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What about the other plants?

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I'm sure you didn't notice

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but I

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felt something.

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It's a given

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that Rama will rule Ayodhya

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but he would need

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the help of his experienced
and trustworthy brothers.

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It's important right now

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that all our sons

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learn governance
and military operations.

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Also, politically,

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all the sons of a kingdom

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shouldn't stay
in one place together.

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[suspenseful music playing]

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You know that I adore my sons.

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So I want you to teach
Rama governance.

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Let's send Bharata
to my brother Yudhajit

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to go on Takshashila mission.

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We'll send Lakshmana to Karupada

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and Shatrughna to Madhupur mission.

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Kaikeyi!

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Please focus on your son Bharata!

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[dramatic music playing]

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I won't send my other sons
away from me.

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[dramatic music playing]

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What did you say?

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My son Bharata?

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You mean I'm not a mother to any son

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except Bharata.

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[dramatic music playing]

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Kaikeyi!

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You are misinterpreting my words.

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Your Majesty, I understood
the underlying meaning.

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Please order my son,
Bharata to go to Kekeya.

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If he questions you,

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you may tell him

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that his hard-hearted Mother Kaikeyi
gave the order.

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Also,

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thank you for giving me
a reality check

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and making me feel

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that I'm only Bharata's mother.

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And not Rama's!

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[thunder rumbling]

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Kaikeyi...

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[ethereal music playing]

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[joyful music playing]

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Prince Bharata,

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there's a message for you.

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[suspenseful music playing]

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[melancholic music playing]

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'Bharata, you may come in.'

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Mother, what did I just hear?

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Father ordered me to go to Kekeya.

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That's a good thing.

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Please give my regards
to your grandfather

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and your uncle.

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Mother...

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Father said that it's your wish.

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Mother, why are you
sending me away from Ayodhya?

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[suspenseful music playing]

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It's important for you
to stay away from your brother Rama.

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[thunder rumbling]

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You must create your identity

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for yourself

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and for Rama.

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Mother, please don't blame Rama
for your heartlessness.

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Who do you hate?

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Rama

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or me?

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"Hate?"

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[melancholic music playing]

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Rama is my eldest son.

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He is my pride.

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And you...

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I gave birth to you.

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You are my reason to live.

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Please don't ever be mistaken

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to think that I'd hate my sons.

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Although I can never compromise

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their futures

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for my selfishness
and my affection for them.

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Just look at yourself, Bharata,
all shattered and helpless.

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Look at me!

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You are the son
of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya!

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The grandson of King Ashvapati!

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You are Kaikeyi's son Bharata!

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You are Rama's brother.

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Despite having said all this,

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if you believe that my persistence
stems from selfishness

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and that I am cruel,

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and if for this reason
you wish to despise me,

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then so be it, Bharata.

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[dramatic music playing]

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If you think
that I hate my son Rama,

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you are free to do so.

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- I will not...
- Mother.

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[thunder rumbling]

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[music playing]

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That is not what
I meant to say, Rama.

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The bond between a mother and son
is not defined by words

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but by emotions, Mother.

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My innocent Bharata
may not understand,

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but I do.

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[sentimental music playing]

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I came here to thank you
after hearing Father's orders.

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[mouthing]

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I have noticed what Mother said

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for a long time, Bharata.

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I even tried to boost
your confidence,

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but I never succeeded.

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Do you know why?

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It is because I am a brother...

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Not a mother.

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I lack the skill to sugarcoat

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a bitter pill, Bharata.

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[sentimental music playing]

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Mother is right, Bharata.

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Not only do I need a strong brother,

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but Ayodhya needs a strong commander
and administrator.

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Think about it, Bharata.

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You need help and motivation
from me

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to do every task.

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Suppose I have to go

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far away from Ayodhya
and the kingdom in future,

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how will you run Ayodhya?

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How will you run the kingdom
and manage the family?

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Is it only a mother's duty

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to undergo suffering for
the bright future of her children?

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Do we have no obligation, Bharata?

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[sentimental music playing]

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My mother would never hate me

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or hold a grudge against me.

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For she is

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willing to stay away
from her biological son

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for my sake.

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[sentimental music playing]

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Remember, Bharata.

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A son can sire a son,

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but that does not hold true
for a mother.

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[sentimental music playing]

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Rama...

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[sentimental music playing]

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Please forgive me, Mother.

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I am willing to go.

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I have gotten closer
to victory, Suketi.

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Hmm. I will not
let you win so easily.

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I am yet to play my turn.

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Look, I got twelve.

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I am leading now, Urmila.

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Yet you both are behind me.

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Are you ready to lose, Mandavi?

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Urmila, you sure can win

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but only when
the dice is not in Sita's favour!

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[intense music playing]

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Two.

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I lose.

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I win!

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Sita, you lost on purpose yet again!

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You always do this.

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You defeat the wisest
with your knowledge,

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but always lose to your sisters.

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My victory lies in yours.

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The joy of losing to a loved one

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trumps a hundred victories!

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[pleasant music playing]

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Father!

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[light-hearted music playing]

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- Greetings, Father.
- Greetings, Father.

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May you have a long life.

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I wish to talk to Sita alone.

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Sita.

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- I...
- Father, I know...

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What you wish to tell me.

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How is it that you always know

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what is in your Father's mind?

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You underwent such hardship

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to give me all the comforts.

276
00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:56,280
How could I not know
what is in your mind, Father?

277
00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,400
Every father is worried

278
00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,240
once his daughter
is of marriageable age.

279
00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,440
You are also worried about

280
00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,320
whether I am ready to get married

281
00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:16,360
or not.

282
00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:17,480
So,

283
00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,360
what is the solution
to this predicament?

284
00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:24,040
Why worry about a solution
when there is no predicament?

285
00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,240
I will not ask you

286
00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:32,000
why a daughter is expected to forgo
her home and live with strangers.

287
00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,080
It is because I know

288
00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,760
that a woman possesses the strength

289
00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:44,200
to leave her world behind
and build a new world.

290
00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,160
And pass on her values

291
00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,320
and principles

292
00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,640
to the new generation
which she inherited from her father.

293
00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,040
Father, the world believes

294
00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,320
that a woman does not have
a fixed home.

295
00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,520
Where she is born
is her maternal home,

296
00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,120
and the home she gets married into
is her marital home.

297
00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:11,120
Father, I believe
that a woman is fortunate

298
00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,240
because she has not one,

299
00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:15,680
but two homes.

300
00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:21,120
She continues to nurture the bond
she has with her family

301
00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:26,240
and also accepts the members
of her new family.

302
00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:29,800
I assure you, Sita,

303
00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,200
that I will find you
a worthy suitor.

304
00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,840
I will hold a 'svayamvara' for you

305
00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:43,680
where I will invite the mightiest
and most affluent Princes of Bharat.

306
00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,240
Well, Father,

307
00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,760
on what basis will I choose
a suitor?

308
00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:52,960
On the basis of
who is the wealthiest

309
00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,520
or whether whose commander
is the mightiest?

310
00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,880
Father, one does not get married
to an army, wealth or kingdom.

311
00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,360
Will I find a suitor
in this 'svayamvara'

312
00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,200
with whom I will be happy
every moment of my life?

313
00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:17,160
You resolved one predicament
and put me in another, my child!

314
00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:23,360
Mother.

315
00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,480
Something significant
is about to ensue.

316
00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,280
Father has called you right away.

317
00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,240
[conch blowing]

318
00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:37,360
[music playing]

319
00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:54,840
[Shiva Panchakshara Stotram playing]

320
00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,040
[conch blowing]

321
00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:24,520
Lord Mahadeva.

322
00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,880
Only You can give Sita

323
00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:31,680
the kind of suitor that she wants.

324
00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:36,440
Now, I understand

325
00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,280
that Sita being able
to lift Your bow

326
00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:47,960
at the tender age of eight,
was but a sign

327
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:49,760
that You

328
00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,840
would take up the responsibility
of securing Sita's future.

329
00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:58,600
Lord...

330
00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,040
I wish to announce
Sita's 'svayamvara'.

331
00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:04,480
[pleasant music playing]

332
00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,120
The groom shall be chosen

333
00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:15,280
by the symbol of Your strength

334
00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:18,040
and justice,

335
00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,840
Your celestial bow, Pinaka.

336
00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,000
[conch blowing]

337
00:23:41,360 --> 00:23:42,840
I hereby declare

338
00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:48,760
the 'svayamvara'
of my daughter Sita.

339
00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,400
[joyous music playing]

340
00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:57,360
Whosoever

341
00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,000
manages to lift Lord Mahadeva's bow

342
00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:04,920
and strings it

343
00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,240
shall be the one

344
00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:10,240
to wed my daughter Sita.

345
00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,400
[devotional song playing]

346
00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:22,320
- All hail Lord Mahadeva!
- Glory to Lord Mahadeva!

347
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:27,480
- All hail Lord Mahadeva!
- Glory to Lord Mahadeva!

348
00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:32,760
- All hail Lord Mahadeva!
- Glory to Lord Mahadeva...

349
00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,440
[conch blowing]

350
00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,480
Janaka has left the task of finding
Sita a husband to You, my lord.

351
00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,360
Goddess, the truth is,

352
00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,200
I had made arrangements
to fulfil my duty in Mithila

353
00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,440
many years ago.

354
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,640
How so? Do tell.

355
00:24:54,120 --> 00:24:55,800
How does Janaka find Rama?

356
00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,760
Whosoever looks for Rama earnestly

357
00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,720
is bound to find him.

358
00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:04,320
Besides,

359
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,040
there is not a single soul
in the world

360
00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,000
who does not wish to find Rama.

361
00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,080
[music playing]

362
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,000
- Greetings, Father.
- Greetings, Father.

363
00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,200
May you live a long life.

364
00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,120
I shall leave for Kekeya
at the break of dawn, Father.

365
00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:37,960
I seek your permission.

366
00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:42,360
[tense music playing]

367
00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:58,840
What about you, Shatrughna?

368
00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,440
Where are you going?

369
00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:07,240
Bharata will need me, Father.

370
00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,880
I also wish
to visit Uncle's kingdom.

371
00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:12,880
Did you...

372
00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,840
Shatrughna has made
the right decision, Father.

373
00:26:16,360 --> 00:26:18,120
Two is always better than one.

374
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,400
May I go
if I have your permission, Father?

375
00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,200
[tense music playing]

376
00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:32,640
Please do not worry, Father.

377
00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,280
I will stay with you.

378
00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:44,560
Permission granted.

379
00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:53,400
'You have deprived two blind people
of their only support.'

380
00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:54,960
[pot breaking]

381
00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:02,840
'You will die in wait
of your duty-bound son.'

382
00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:11,840
[suspenseful music playing]

383
00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:32,920
[banging on door]

384
00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:35,320
Greetings, sage.

385
00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,120
Where is King Dasharatha?

386
00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:39,880
I need to see him
this very instant!

387
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,200
May I know your name, sir?

388
00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,240
- Ah!
- My lord!

389
00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,120
Lord, why are you here
so late at night?

390
00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:52,800
I'm practising.

391
00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,640
I'm trying to be prepared for a war.

392
00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:02,320
Lord, I know that your brilliance
and valour can never wane

393
00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,760
but we age with time.

394
00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:08,080
Now, Rama must take over.

395
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,640
If Ayodhya goes on war,

396
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,320
Rama must respond.

397
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,040
That's the reason.

398
00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:18,840
I can't stay away from Rama.

399
00:28:20,360 --> 00:28:21,760
I'm scared

400
00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:24,760
that after Bharata and Shatrughna,

401
00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:26,880
Rama would also...

402
00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:30,160
I'm afraid he'd be
separated from me.

403
00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,160
Hail His Majesty!

404
00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:37,200
Your Majesty, I apologise
for disturbing you at this hour

405
00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,000
but Sage Vishvamitra has arrived.

406
00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,000
[adventurous music playing]

407
00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,680
[conch-shell playing]

408
00:28:56,880 --> 00:29:00,240
Ayodhya is blessed
as you have come here.

409
00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:03,480
Sage, please enter the palace

410
00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:05,720
and sanctify this place.

411
00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,360
Please come in.

412
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,640
[dramatic music playing]

413
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,440
[conch-shell playing]

414
00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,120
[theme music playing]

415
00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,000
[exhilarating music playing]

416
00:29:57,800 --> 00:29:58,640
Sage,

417
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,240
my son has just returned
after completing his education.

418
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,040
Please bless him.

419
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,280
Lord, before blessing a person,

420
00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:13,280
we test their eligibility.

421
00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,680
I didn't come here to give

422
00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:22,360
but to take something.

423
00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:26,040
Please order, sage.

424
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,200
Maricha and Subahu Rakshasas

425
00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,440
disturb my Yajna regularly.

426
00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:38,080
They throw the blood and flesh
of dead animals in it to pollute it.

427
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:44,840
Lord, I can also kill them.

428
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:48,320
Since I became a Brahmarshi,

429
00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,520
I forsook wielding weapons.

430
00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:53,760
Sumant,

431
00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,960
we'll head towards
Brahmarshi's ashram right away

432
00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,920
and I'll kill those evil Rakshasas.

433
00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,720
Sage, I promise you

434
00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,160
that your wish will be fulfilled.

435
00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,800
It's not right for Ayodhya's king

436
00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,600
to go on an insignificant mission
like this.

437
00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:18,640
I don't need you

438
00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,880
or your army.

439
00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:28,000
Then,

440
00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:32,040
sage, what do you want from me?

441
00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,000
[suspenseful music playing]

442
00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:40,960
Rama!

443
00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:43,040
[voice echoing]

444
00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:58,960
Lord,

445
00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,280
you wanted me to bless your son

446
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,320
and I sought help.

447
00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,160
[dramatic music playing]

448
00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:10,680
Please hand Rama to me.

449
00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:13,720
Then both wishes will be fulfilled.

450
00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:15,960
[intense music]

451
00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:18,680
But,

452
00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:21,160
sage,

453
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:22,920
my Rama...

454
00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:28,440
He is still a young boy.

455
00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:31,960
It's time for your young son
to grow up.

456
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:33,960
But, sage,

457
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,600
my Rama

458
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,120
doesn't have warfare experience.

459
00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:40,400
Lord,

460
00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,160
one gains experience
after fighting a war.

461
00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,400
Moreover, the education

462
00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:49,080
imparted by respected
Brahmarshi Vashishtha

463
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:51,400
will be put to the test.

464
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:53,560
[suspenseful music playing]

465
00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:00,400
So,

466
00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:05,400
sage, I'll make Rama

467
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:08,520
a part of my army.

468
00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,400
Will that be fine with you?

469
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:12,880
Lord,

470
00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,560
wasn't I clear?

471
00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,000
I don't want you

472
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:22,840
but Rama!

473
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:24,640
[dramatic music playing]

474
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,480
Sage, please don't do this.

475
00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,320
Rama has just returned.

476
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:39,280
Sage, his absence could kill me!

477
00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:41,720
I could be dead.

478
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,000
"It's Raghukul's tradition
to sacrifice one's life"

479
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:48,000
"for fulfilling one's promise."

480
00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,240
But, lord, it appears

481
00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,920
that you are
overriding this tradition.

482
00:33:58,320 --> 00:33:59,760
[pensive music playing]

483
00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:03,400
King of Ayodhya,

484
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,000
if you value your life so much,
why do you falsely pride yourself

485
00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,320
in maintaining Raghukul's tradition?

486
00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:09,800
[vocalising]

487
00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:12,720
I can't believe

488
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,240
that you are the descendant
of the great King Harishchandra

489
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:21,440
who forsook everything
to keep his word!

490
00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:24,800
For the first time,

491
00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,280
Ayodhya let me down.

492
00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:29,720
[sweeping music playing]

493
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,200
King Dasharatha,

494
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:38,640
you may live comfortably

495
00:34:38,720 --> 00:34:42,600
with your queens and sons.
Forget about me.

496
00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:47,200
I'd go somewhere else
for help but...

497
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,280
[suspenseful music playing]

498
00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,400
Do not ever say this again,

499
00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,080
"I would rather die
than break my promise."

500
00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:58,800
Sage!

501
00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:00,800
[dramatic music playing]

502
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:03,760
Please wait, Brahmarshi Vishvamitra.

503
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:06,920
[suspenseful music playing]

504
00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:14,880
You are the embodiment of piety.

505
00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:18,240
You are also omniscient.

506
00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:24,080
You are proficient in punishing
any demon by yourself.

507
00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:29,200
Yet in order to uphold righteousness

508
00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,440
and the honour of the Raghu clan,
you came to Ayodhya in person.

509
00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:37,920
Accompanying you
would be my good fortune.

510
00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:42,720
I have a small request.

511
00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:45,080
Please wait until dawn.

512
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,680
Accept Ayodhya's invitation.

513
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:48,720
All right.

514
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,880
You have until dawn.

515
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,680
As soon as the sun rises
in the morning,

516
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,360
either Ayodhya will keep its word

517
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:04,120
or it will bring its own ruination.

518
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,120
[music playing]

519
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:10,480
Acharya...

520
00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:13,120
Father!

521
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:14,640
Father!

522
00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:16,280
[intense music playing]

523
00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:27,760
Greetings, Gurudev.

524
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:30,800
[sombre music playing]

525
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,880
You did not merely come here

526
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,320
to preside over the 'yagya'.

527
00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:54,080
I have figured that out,
Brahmarshi Vishvamitra.

528
00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:59,080
You are here to test Rama.

529
00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:04,200
Brahmarshi, do you not know

530
00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:07,920
that Rama is Lord Narayana himself?

531
00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:09,840
I have experienced it.

532
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:15,080
Well, the process
of obtaining gold from ore

533
00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:17,320
is also monitored.

534
00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,080
You know perfectly well

535
00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:23,800
that Lord Narayana has assumed
many avatars from time to time.

536
00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:27,280
Parashurama is also His avatar.

537
00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,000
Every avatar has a purpose

538
00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:35,040
just as this avatar's purpose
is to establish righteousness.

539
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:40,240
However, it is my duty

540
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:44,160
to test Rama's competence
in annihilating Ravana.

541
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:46,600
If he is an incarnation
of Lord Narayana,

542
00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:51,960
then it is my moral obligation
to guide him on his path.

543
00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:53,600
You are furious.

544
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:56,640
I am not furious with you.

545
00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:02,920
I am enraged by the predicament
King Dasharatha gave rise to.

546
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,400
[tense music playing]

547
00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:13,760
Please inform the royal physician
to come here immediately.

548
00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:15,320
Father.

549
00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,040
You are always
in good health, Father.

550
00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:30,320
How did you take ill?

551
00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:32,040
I am exhausted.

552
00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,360
I need to rest.

553
00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:40,440
[poignant vocalisation]

554
00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:12,600
[tense music playing]

555
00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:19,840
Greetings, Acharya.

556
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,040
- King Dasharatha...
- He is not well, Acharya.

557
00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:25,840
Something is bothering him.

558
00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:30,200
What do you think it is?

559
00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:32,400
That is what I wish
to ask you, Acharya.

560
00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:35,600
I have never seen Father
behave in this manner.

561
00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:42,120
Why is he so hesitant
in granting a sage's wish?

562
00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,520
I have noticed it
on many occasions.

563
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:53,440
Father shudders
at the mention of us leaving.

564
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:56,480
The battle of the gods and demons
did not scare him.

565
00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:57,920
How come

566
00:39:59,720 --> 00:40:03,520
he is afraid of his sons
battling two demons?

567
00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,640
[pensive music playing]

568
00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:09,720
You have known him
since he was a child

569
00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:12,280
and educated him.

570
00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,120
You have observed him

571
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:17,880
more closely than even my mothers.

572
00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:21,440
Acharya, it's my duty as a son

573
00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:26,280
to remove my father's fear.

574
00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:29,120
Acharya, please tell me.

575
00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:32,640
What's the root of his fear?

576
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:36,120
Love can't exist without fear.

577
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:40,880
Love is the reason
for our biggest fears.

578
00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:44,000
[suspenseful music playing]

579
00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:46,760
Rama, you are the root of his fear.

580
00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,800
His fear of losing you

581
00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:53,640
makes your father weak.

582
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:57,880
He is attached to Rama, his son.

583
00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:02,880
Especially, to you, Rama.

584
00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:04,880
You are acharya.

585
00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:10,080
You are his guru
and like his father.

586
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,640
Can't you remove his fear?

587
00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,320
Rama, sometimes

588
00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:20,280
the cause of an illness
is also its cure.

589
00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:25,920
Dasharatha's illness is you
and his cure as well.

590
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:29,240
Rama, faith overcomes fear.

591
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:36,280
Let's wait and watch if Rama
restores his father's faith or not.

592
00:41:37,720 --> 00:41:40,280
It's not about Dasharatha's duty

593
00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:44,080
but Rama's karma.

594
00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:47,960
[theme song playing]

595
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:54,840
[theme song continues playing]