Disciples must ask for alms,
and not be slaves.
King Harishchandra, who ruled the mighty
and renowned Kosala kingdom,
sold himself to fulfil his promise.
We are his followers.
[conch shell playing]
'King Harishchandra renounced everything'
'and went to Kashi.'
'He started earning a living in Kashi.'
'He didn't have anything to eat or wear.'
'He had only the tradition of Raghukul'
'and the love of his family with him.'
'His worry increased with every passing minute'
'as he had to fulfil his promise to Maharishi Vishvamitra.'
Greetings, sage.
Lord, this month will end after the sun sets today.
I need my donation.
Lord, if you can fulfil your promise
by selling me, I'm okay with it.
No! As a husband, it's my duty to look after you.
A wife's duty is to share her husband's suffering
and help him
fulfil his promise.
[dramatic music playing]
[song playing]
Here you are, sage.
You still owe me money.
King Harishchandra
performed a heartbreaking act
to fulfil his vow.
We are simply following in his footsteps.
We fulfil our promise, even at the cost of our lives!
[dramatic music playing]
All right then.
Both of you will be my slaves until she repays my money.
Let's get on my ox-drawn cart.
[motivational music playing]
[motivational song playing]
This is strange.
Both of them readily became slaves to save a stranger.
We've never seen anyone do this just to fulfil their promise.
Luv and Kush, why did you do this?
Both of you are the princes of Ayodhya.
You must help Raghukul progress.
If both of you become slaves,
how will my Lord manage?
Please think about Mother Kausalya, Mother Sumitra,
and your younger brothers.
What about them?
"The age-old tradition of Raghukul"
"is to fulfil one's promise, even at the cost of one's life!"
Hanuman, the tradition of Raghukul is the teaching of our ancestors.
Do you truly think
our father will be pleased
that we broke our promise?
[devotional song playing]
How could we allow a mother and her son to be separated?
[poignant vocalising]
Hanuman, there can't be a greater pain
for a child than to live without their mother.
[mellow music playing]
[bell clanging]
[theme song playing]
[morose music plays]
[dramatic music playing]
[thunder cracking]
[suspenseful music playing]
Why?
Why is Rama distancing everybody from him?
First, he sent the disciples away from him.
He then sent Bharata to check on Shatrughna.
What does Rama intend to do?
[thunder breaking]
[wind whooshing]
Prince,
you appear anxious.
Yes, Minister Sumantra.
I'm feeling anxious.
It seems as if a grave mishap
is approaching Raghukul.
Prince, Shri Rama will never let
anything bad happen.
Maybe you're feeling a bit restless
as the children left.
Please sit inside a temple for a while.
You'll feel calmer.
I'll handle everything here.
[ominous music plays]
[suspenseful music playing]
Stop! Sage, what brings you here?
The only reason is that I,
an ascetic, wish to meet Shri Rama.
I need to meet him urgently.
Sure, sage.
However, today, His Majesty will meet the sages privately
to discuss their problems.
They have been waiting since yesterday evening to meet him.
I apologise.
It's not right
to keep them waiting and allow you to go first.
[suspenseful music playing]
Shri Rama is the king of Ayodhya.
Even Kaal can't meet him without informing him first.
Who are you, by the way?
If I need to introduce myself,
please give this to Shri Rama.
Mother Sita!
He will call me as soon as he sees this ring.
How did you get this ring?
Who are you?
Please allow me to meet Shri Rama as soon as possible.
You'll get the answers to all your questions.
[intense music plays]
Rama.
[song playing]
A sage has come,
and he gave us this ring.
He says that this ring is his identity.
Lakshmana, please bring him here respectfully.
But, Rama, who is this sage?
How come he possesses this ring?
Lakshmana, first, bring him inside.
As you say, Rama.
[suspenseful music playing]
[thunder cracking]
[suspenseful music playing]
Greetings, Shri Rama.
[ox-drawn cart moving]
[melancholic music playing]
[crying]
- Lord, please stop! - Lord, please stop!
[suspenseful music playing]
[wailing]
Lord, why did you leave me?
[mournful music playing]
This woman is distressed.
She is crying as she lost her husband.
Why isn't anyone helping her?
Nobody wants to risk their life.
Her husband had a contagious disease.
She has been sitting here since yesterday,
but nobody came to help her do the last rites.
But they should have helped an ill person.
People were scared of his illness.
They were scared that they might get infected.
We aren't scared of getting infected.
Please allow us to go and help him.
- We request that you let us go. - Please grant us permission.
- Please heed our request. - Allow us to go.
Both of you are disciples.
Then how will you perform his last rites?
This is against the rules. Nobody has done this before.
How will you atone for this sin?
Helping a person in need
is our biggest duty.
How is it against the rules?
Human beings live in society.
They need other human beings
during their lifetime and even after that.
It has happened before.
The ruler of the Kosala kingdom, King Harishchandra,
lived the life of an untouchable.
When he failed to repay the money he owed Maharishi Vishvamitra,
even after selling his wife and son,
he sold himself to him.
And the sage made him the slave of an untouchable.
[melancholic music playing]
You must collect payment for the corpses
brought here for cremation.
Let me make it clear
that no one can cremate a dead body without payment.
Do you understand?
[crying]
Luv and Kush
are the reflections of Mother Sita and Lord Shri Rama.
They are beautiful inside and out.
[melancholic music playing]
May God give you a long life.
[mellow music playing]
[ox-drawn cart moving]
It's scorching hot today.
[dramatic music playing]
Get down and unload the cart.
Please be mindful that the items don't break.
We, Luv and Kush, don't break things. We mend them.
Lord,
where are they going?
First, unload the cart.
[dramatic music playing]
We completed your work.
Please tell us why they are leaving.
The untouchables are fearful.
They are forced to leave their ancestral place.
It's an age-old story.
The dense forest surrounding this village
is inhabited by the untouchables.
Their hunger is never satiated.
It's believed that they once inhabited the mainland,
but their anti-social activities
led King Manu to banish them.
He ordered them to live in dense forests
beyond the border.
If they live as part of mainstream society,
they will turn to ashes due to the effect of King Manu's curse.
They went against vedic duties, rules, and traditions,
ate non-vegetarian food,
and also consumed half-cooked food.
They wore attire made of animal skin
and refused to take it off.
You can see for yourself.
There are no animals in this vast forest.
People began to die
as soon as the animals became extinct.
These rakshasas attack our village at night.
'They started killing our animals for food.'
'They don't even spare children.'
'It was impossible for ordinary human beings like us to face them.'
We decided to address this problem
by gifting them something
every week to prevent them from attacking us.
Earlier, we bought animals from the nearby village.
But when the animals were gone, they started attacking our village.
It seems we'll soon be forced to abandon our ancestral land.
Shri Rama, I want this meeting
to be a secret.
No one in the three lokas should hear it.
Lakshmana.
- Yes, Rama. - Both of us are discussing something important.
Until it ends
and I grant permission,
nobody shall enter the room.
What if someone enters?
Then they deserve the punishment
given by King Rama.
Anyone who goes against my orders
will be sentenced to death!
[thunder rumbling]
[dramatic music playing]