[flute playing]
I still don't understand.
Are they princes or Gods impersonating humans?
I have an idea.
Let's sell all our items to them.
They will have to give us money to make the payment.
If they pay us money, they are princes.
In case they don't have money,
they are certainly deities!
Let's go.
[joyful music playing]
Rama,
why is everyone staring at us?
Do my clothes look fine?
Is my face dirty?
Hmm.
Lakshmana, show me your face.
- I can see something. - What is it, Rama?
It's hunger.
You surely need food.
That could be true
but where will we get food?
Here is the remedy to hunger.
'Laddus'. Will you eat these?
Lakshmana, the sweets appear tasty.
Do you want to eat them?
Rama, we ate the fruits and vegetables in the forest for weeks.
Why wouldn't I eat these? I'll surely eat.
[joyful music playing]
My taste buds were dormant as I was on a diet of java plum and jujube.
They are awakened now. Thank you.
Thank you, Mother.
[amusing music playing]
Rama,
do you have money to pay them for the sweets?
No.
- What about you? - Uh-uh!
The thing is,
please forgive us, Mothers.
I ate these sweets as I was hungry
but I don't have money to pay all of you.
It's okay. Son, you are in Mithila.
We don't charge money to satiate somebody's hunger.
May God give you a long life.
- You mean we don't have to pay? - No.
Thank you so much.
- Shall I take one more? - Sure.
- Thank you. - Thank you, Mother.
Your blessings are as sweet as your sweets.
With your permission,
we would like to explore the holy town of Mithila.
Sure.
[joyful music playing]
Lakshmana, shall we leave?
Yes, Rama.
It's proven that they are deities.
[devotional music playing]
[theme song playing]
[conch-shell playing]
Look over there. It's them. Let's go.
- Let's go. - Let's go.
Huh!
What happened, children? Why are you staring at us?
People are saying that you two are deities. Is it true?
[joyful music playing]
- Shh! - Shh!
Please keep it a secret. We are deities.
We just arrived here from heaven.
But mind you.
You mustn't touch us.
Otherwise, you know what would happen.
- What? - What?
We'll disappear.
[children laughing]
Is the bow heavy?
No, it's not heavy at all.
As we are divine,
our bows would also be divine.
It's lighter than air.
You may try lifting it.
Come on.
[theme music playing]
Hmm! Surprising?
Wow!
You are really strong.
Look! The bow's journey has brought it here!
'Hail Lord Mahadeva!'
'- Hail Lord Mahadeva! - Hail Lord Mahadeva!'
[conch-shell playing]
Rama, it's the Shiva's bow. Shall we go there?
We also want to lift the bow.
- My turn is next. - Then mine.
- My turn first! - Mine!
- No, mine! - No, mine!
Children... Children!
Each child will get it one by one.
Lakshmana, you may go. I'll join you later.
But, Rama...
Lakshmana, I'll come later.
Okay, Rama.
Come on.
[joyful music playing]
[anklets chiming]
[anklets continue chiming]
[wind whooshing]
- [conch-shell playing] - [bell clanging]
[devotional song playing]
[vocalising]
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
[song playing]
Sita, where are you lost? The bow has moved forward. Let's go.
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
[joyful music playing]
Rama, isn't it beautiful?
Hmm.
It's divine and unmatched.
Rama.
Rama!
I think we must leave.
If we delay further, our guru will be angry.
Shall we?
Let's go.
Mahadeva.
Rama, let's go.
[Vishvamitra chanting mantra]
[joyful music playing]
[theme song playing]
I pay my respects to you, Brahmarshi.
[conch-shell playing]
We are truly fortunate.
You are in such close proximity to Mithila.
Please visit the kingdom, Sage.
By your arrival, Mithila...
[pious music playing]
I renounced the comforts and affluence of palaces
a long time ago, King of Mithila.
All right, Gurudev.
I will have the basic amenities provided to you here.
Only after renouncing basic amenities
does one become a sage, King Janaka.
[flute playing]
[devotional song playing]
[song concludes]
Sage,
who is this marvellous pupil of yours as placid as the moon?
He is the elder son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya,
Rama.
[devotional song playing]
That is his younger brother, Lakshmana.
I have heard tales of your valour and compassion
and how you liberated Tataka and Lady Ahalya.
Your arrival
has blessed Mithila.
I am blessed
to have met a scholar such as yourself, King Janaka,
and to have had the honour of visiting Mithila
and getting a glimpse of the divine bow Pinaka.
[music playing]
Sage,
I have a request.
I did send an invitation of my daughter's 'svayamvara'
to Ayodhya as well.
In response, King Dasharatha said
that the Princes were accompanying you.
What a strange coincidence!
You brought them here on this auspicious occasion.
Well...
[tense music playing]
Your Majesty,
intervening in the political matters of Mithila and Ayodhya
is neither in the nature of sages
nor do they have the right.
Mithila happened to be on the path that my pupils and I took.
My motive was merely to see Mithila,
not to partake in some 'svayamvara'.
[tense music playing]
All right, sir.
I hope you will visit to give your blessings.
I look forward
to seeing you and the Princes.
I will think about it, Your Majesty.
As for my blessing,
you have it already.
Give this to Bhumija on my behalf.
As you wish.
[pleasant music playing]
Thank you, Sage.
[light-hearted music playing]
[anklets chiming]
Has Father returned after meeting Brahmarshi Vishvamitra?
No, Princess.
- You may go. - All right.
Perhaps, Rama will make it to the 'svayamvara' directly.
[vocalisation]
[flute playing]
Rama.
Rama!
Sit, Lakshmana.
[light-hearted music playing]
What is it, Rama?
Today, you are not frowning,
but are happy.
What is the matter?
I am overcome with a feeling
I have never felt before.
It cannot be
expressed in words.
What are you saying, Rama?
Please try.
There must be a word that describes it.
Ardour.
Ardour!
[pleasant music playing]
I do not know if it is right, Lakshmana,
but I have never felt this way upon seeing anyone before.
It feels as though we have been together for ages
and her life is connected to me in ways inexplicable.
The daughter of Janaka, Sita.
[pleasant music playing]
The emotion her sight kindled within me
is ardour, Lakshmana.
Rama!
What are you doing here, Rama?
You must take part in the 'svayamvara'
and win your love.
To win my love,
I cannot jeopardise Ayodhya's honour.
What are you saying, Rama?
How would this affect Ayodhya's honour?
The invitation was sent to Ayodhya.
Besides, King Janaka came here to invite us in person.
You were there.
[light-hearted music playing]
Father has entrusted Gurudev with our responsibility, Lakshmana.
Without Gurudev's permission,
attending the 'svayamvara'
would mean disrespecting both Father and Gurudev.
How do we convince Gurudev?
Rama, please do not worry.
I will fall at Gurudev's feet at the break of dawn
and convince him
to send you to the 'svayamvara' by all means.
[joyous music playing]
Finding a suitable groom for Sita
is the prerogative of Lord Shiva's bow.
I hope that she finds the ideal suitor
of whom she is deserving.
[pleasant music playing]
[devotional song playing]
[devotional song continues]
[thud]
[devotional song continues]
[veena playing]
'I am Dashanan who lifted Mount Kailash.'
[grunts]
[laughter]
'Sita could lift that bow'
'because she harboured gratitude and not desire.'
[veena playing]
Your Majesty,
we are about to reach Lanka.
[gripping music playing]
[music fades]
[tense music playing]
Go on!
Play a triumphant song.
My brother is arriving
with Lord Shiva's bow as well as Sita.
Play the music!
[suspenseful music playing]
[ominous music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
Where is Lord Shiva's bow and where is Sita?
[plate rattling]
[gripping music playing]
Are you happy
that I could not bring Sita along?
Yes, I am happy
that you have returned unscathed.
Lord Mahadev watched over you.
I went to Mount Kailash from Mithila, Mandodari,
to ask Lord Mahadeva
why He made me an object of ridicule.
He told me
that I should be content
with what I already have.
Then consider this Lord Mahadeva's will.
Promise me that you will follow the path shown by Lord Mahadeva.
[tense music playing]
All right.
I will listen to Lord Mahadeva
only until
I am not compelled.
Can the King of Lanka be compelled to marry a girl his son's age?
Mandodari!
[dramatic music playing]
What could possibly compel you?
Nothing in this world
can compel Dashanan.
It is my heart
that is not in my control.
When a person's doom approaches, his intelligence fails him.
- Keep your desires... - Quiet!
Quiet, Mandodari!
Remember!
You are talking to Dashanan.
Dashanan
who is favoured by Kala.
I'm immortal!
Nobody in the world can destroy me!
Remember this!
[intense music plays]
[mellow music playing]
Sita.
Mother, please come.
Mother, you...
Mother, is everything okay?
Sita, there can't be anything inauspicious
as long as you are in Mithila.
It's your 'svayamvara' tomorrow.
I'm sure
somebody will marry you and take you away from us.
[melancholic music playing]
I felt dejected as I was pondering the same.
Please give me your hand.
Mother, what is it?
It's given by Sage Vishvamitra
on the occasion of your 'svayamvara'.
Does it mean the sage
won't come here to bless us?
Yes.
He said that he didn't intend to attend the 'svayamvara'.
My child,
we can't read the minds
of the sages.
They are free to decide
to come here or not.
The important thing is that
his blessings are with my daughter.
The most important thing is that
my mother is crying due to distress.
[melancholic music playing]
Mother, may I go to the Gauri Temple?
I'll get the solution to all your problems from Goddess Gauri.
Sita, you don't need permission
to go to the Gauri Temple.
Moreover,
shastras consider Gauri's worship to be beneficial
for girls.
She grants the wish to get a groom of one's choice.
I'll get rid of my worries
after you get a match of your choice.
Please go, my child.
Okay.
[joyful music playing]
"Om!"
[conch-shell playing]
[mantra chanting]
[conch-shell playing]
[water splashing]
Rama,
you must participate in the 'svayamvara'
because Sita can't get a better groom than Dasharatha's son, Rama.
Lakshmana, we are here as Brahmarshi Vishvamitra's disciples.
I don't want to compromise his stature
by doing something improper.
[mellow music playing]
Your brother will never let that happen.
Please be rest assured.
Your brother will surely find a way.
Guru will give you permission willingly.
[dreamy music plays]
[Vishvamitra chanting mantra]
[amusing music playing]
Guru!
I bow down to you.
Do you want to say something?
Yes... Yes, guru.
I want to tell you that it's...
It's such an auspicious day.
Also, Mithila is conducting the 'svayamvara'
of Janaka's daughter.
[tense music plays]
So...
So I want to say that...
I was wondering...
Erm...
I think
what if Rama...
Whether he could fetch the kindling for the 'yajna'.
Kindling?
Yes, dry sticks.
We will need flowers as well as holy basil leaves.
Yes, Acharya. I will get that,
but I was wondering if...
If not all of us,
if just Rama
could witness the 'svayamvara'
and take part in it...
[tense music playing]
Rama!
[suspenseful music playing]
Yes, Gurudev.
Arrange for the flowers and the holy basil leaves.
As you wish, Gurudev.
Not from here.
A temple of Goddess Gauri lies in the city.
Its garden has lovely hibiscus flowers.
You will find the holy basil leaves there as well.
All right.
You still have not gone to fetch the kindling, Lakshmana!
Yes... Yes, I was just leaving, Acharya.
[light-hearted music playing]
[conch blowing]
[pious music playing]
[singing devotional song]
[devotional song continues]
[conch blowing]
[singing concludes]
Goddess!
You know my wish.
I leave it to You.
I'm ready to accept the decision
You have made for my future.
I'm confident
that You will choose the best for me.
You will guide me in the direction
that's best for me.
[dramatic music playing]
[theme song playing]
[conch-shell playing]