[suspenseful music playing]
Ganesha.
Son, you may ask me to clear up any doubts
you have.
Father, if he wanted to tell the truth to the subjects,
why didn't he do it earlier?
Why did he sacrifice Mother Sita?
Son, this world is strange.
The advice given before a sacrifice
either makes people doubtful
or is unwelcome.
This sacrifice
has made Rama the epitome of morality.
Additionally, it conveyed a message to the people of Ayodhya
that such accusations reflect a form of mental illness.
Such thoughts shouldn't be allowed
to enter both Ayodhya
and a person's mind.
Son, if Shri Rama hadn't made this sacrifice today,
nobody would have believed him.
Son, it teaches us that such a sacrifice
helps a king or an ordinary person
grow in life
and increases society's trust in them.
[dramatic music playing]
[ethereal music playing]
[mellow music playing]
Devi, Lord Valmiki appointed her.
She looks after the women and disciples in the ashram.
She also supervises the kitchen.
We lovingly call her
Guruma.
Guruma, this woman was sitting alone in the forest.
I brought her here
at Lord Valmiki's behest.
Please escort her to her cottage.
Welcome to this sacred place.
[mellow music playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme song continues playing]
This is your cottage. Henceforth, you'll stay here.
That is a pitcher full of water.
Food will be served outside.
There's a stove in your cottage.
You may cook your own food.
[melancholic song playing]
Your future child will be extremely lucky
to be born
at Lord Valmiki's ashram.
When can I meet him?
I've heard his praises everywhere.
I'm lucky to get shelter
in his ashram.
When will I have the chance to receive his blessings?
Your wish will be fulfilled very soon.
He meditates in his temple.
I'll take you there after you bathe.
[devotional music playing]
Lord, I'm safe.
I hope you're also happy.
There are many Nishada tribes across the Sarayu River.
They have multiple subsects.
I'd like to overlook the plan for their upliftment and education.
Hail the King of Ayodhya!
[dramatic music playing]
Lakshmana!
[dramatic music playing]
I, Commander Lakshmana,
dropped off Queen Sita, my Mother Sita,
deep inside the forest
as per King Rama's command.
I dropped her off so far away
- from Ayodhya... - No, Lakshmana.
[tense music plays]
Don't even give me a hint
of the place where you dropped Sita off.
[song playing]
Sure, Your Majesty.
It seems
that evil power has overpowered both the people of Ayodhya and the king.
Otherwise,
how could you be misled by rumours
- and hate your wife to this extent? - Lakshmana!
Retract your words.
You know Rama's decision
but not the reason behind it.
Bharata, I don't need to know.
We don't venerate a cracked idol.
Incomplete vedas can't impart knowledge.
In the same way, if Mother Sita is not present to the left
of Shri Rama,
he might be considered the king of Ayodhya
but not a brother...
[thunder cracking]
He can't be my brother!
[thunder cracking]
Lakshmana!
Stop, Bharata.
[dramatic music playing]
You understand your elder brother's situation,
so you must also understand your younger brother's mental state.
I'm not mad at Lakshmana.
Lakshmana is helping me atone for my sins.
The sin of renouncing Sita.
[dramatic music playing]
The sin of breaking
my wedding vows.
Bharata, my atonement will be complete
the day Lakshmana forgives me.
Rama.
[song playing]
[sombre music playing]
[melancholic song playing]
[melancholic song continues playing]
These gifts are for the ashram dwellers.
Please distribute these among them.
Devi, I thank you on behalf of the ashram dwellers.
[mellow music playing]
[child cackling]
[mellow music playing]
Beautiful dress!
It's exquisite.
Devi,
we saw the clothes you gifted.
These are lovely.
Although you look like an ascetic,
the gifts chosen by you seem to be a queen's choice.
Where did you buy these gifts?
What is your name?
Please let our guest rest for a little while.
Both of you bombarded her with questions as soon as she arrived.
It's time to meet Lord Valmiki.
Thank you.
[mellow music playing]
She is so pretty.
- She seems to belong to a royal family. - Yes.
[conch-shell playing]
Greetings.
I'm fortunate
to get shelter
in your pious ashram.
The Raghuvansha lineage will be indebted to you
for your kind-heartedness forever.
Janki, my ashram awaited you.
This ashram isn't a shelter for you.
- It's your home. - Thank you.
However, I have a request.
Please tell me fearlessly.
You're omniscient.
You know everything.
You recognised me.
But I don't want
anyone here to know my identity.
Nor can I tell them
the reason I came here.
This world is like a birdcatcher
who loves to snatch the happiness and joy
of birds.
This is why it's difficult
to find love
and contentment
in this world.
I know your story,
your grief,
and the reason you were sent away
into the forest.
Please be rest assured.
Nobody in this forest
will ask your name and identity,
or doubt you.
Everyone here
will address you as Vandevi!
[voice echoing]
Stay in this ashram happily
and after the birth of your sons...
"Sons?"
Yes, Sita.
You'll give birth
to two Suryavanshis!
[vocalising]
They will gain
religious knowledge in this ashram!
[dramatic music playing]
I feel overjoyed after hearing your words.
However, I have one more question.
It has made me restless.
I hope I'll get the answer.
Please ask, my child.
Please don't hesitate.
Will my family be reunited?
Will I and my sons
ever meet
my Lord
in the future?
My child, if you know when you'll meet God,
it diminishes your devotion.
Similarly, if you know when you'll meet your husband,
it'd diminish the joy of reunion.
This is why
it's not advisable to predict the future
or try to know it.
However, I can tell you something
to console you.
Your sons will be coronated
as kings of Ayodhya!
[theme song playing]
Sage!
[conch-shell playing]
I bow down to you, sage.
May you have a good fortune, Queen Sita.
[suspenseful music playing]
Devi, please don't worry.
Nobody except me knows this.
However, Lord Valmiki knows it.
Sage, he rechristened me as Vandevi.
It's the omniscient Lord's wish.
O, Vandevi, welcome to this ashram.
Thank you, sage.
I'll fulfil my duty
with utmost dedication until I get reunited with him.
[Chaupai playing]
[devotional music playing]
[theme music playing]
Rama, I know
you have decided to lead an ascetic life.
You won't even touch royal delicacies.
This is why I brought you food meant for forest dwellers.
Please don't say no.
You didn't eat anything
since Sita left.
[mellow music playing]
Mother, it doesn't matter what food is served.
It's about hunger.
I'm not hungry.
Please eat.
Mother, how do I eat?
I don't know if my husband ate or not.
You aren't just a wife, you're also a mother.
Your life and health
will affect the health of your future child.
It's your duty
to nurture the baby in your womb.
[melancholic music playing]
Lord, I'm sure
you didn't eat anything as you're in pain.
Son, I'm leaving the plate here.
I know
that none of us feels hunger or thirst
because of our concern for Sita.
If not for yourself,
I bow down to you, sage.
I know that Sita
is a devoted wife.
She won't touch food
until you eat.
[song playing]
Guruma is right.
Lord, it's my duty to nurture the future of Ayodhya.
[song playing]
No.
Lord, I can't eat until you eat.
[song playing]
[song fades out]