King Dasaratha's four sons
Image showing the birth of the four divine sons of King Dasaratha. Dasaratha ruled a land called Koshada in northern India and his capital was Ayodha. He was unhappy however because he had no heirs. The Gods decided to grant him four sons, so that Vishnu could be reborn as a human being. A messenger of the Gods visited Dasaratha with magical food which he should feed to his wives. He gave half the food to his first wife Kausalya, one sixth to his youngest wife Kaikeyi and the rest to Sumitra, his middle wife. Eventually they all gave birth: Kausalya to Rama, who was one half of Vishnu, Kaikeyi to Bharata who was one sixth of Vishnu and Sumitra to twins, Lakshmana and Satrughna, who were both one sixth of Vishnu.
In this image, Dasaratha is seated under a white canopy. Inside the palace, on the top floor to the left is Queen Sumitra with her twins. On the top floor to the right is Queen Kausalya with Rama. On the bottom floor is Queen Kaikeyi with Bharata. Meanwhile in the street, the people of Ayodhya dance and sing in the streets in celebration at the royal births.
This image is taken from the Bala Kanda (first book of the Ramayana) from a manuscript produced in Udaipur, India in 1712.
राजा दशरथ के चार दिव्य पुत्रों के जन्म को दर्शाने वाली छवि। दशरथ ने उत्तरी भारत में कोशदा नामक भूमि पर शासन किया और उनकी राजधानी अयोध्या थी। हालाँकि वह दुखी था क्योंकि उसका कोई वारिस नहीं था। देवताओं ने उन्हें चार पुत्र देने का फैसला किया, ताकि विष्णु का मानव के रूप में पुनर्जन्म हो सके। देवताओं का एक दूत दशरथ के पास जादुई भोजन लेकर आया, जिसे उन्हें अपनी पत्नियों को खिलाना चाहिए। उसने आधा भोजन अपनी पहली पत्नी कौशल्या को, एक छठा अपनी सबसे छोटी पत्नी कैकेयी को और शेष अपनी मध्य पत्नी सुमित्रा को दिया। आखिरकार उन सभी ने जन्म दिया: राम को कौशल्या, जो विष्णु के आधे थे, कैकेयी से भरत जो विष्णु के छठे थे और सुमित्रा से जुड़वां, लक्ष्मण और शत्रुघ्न, जो दोनों विष्णु के छठे थे।
इस छवि में, दशरथ एक सफेद छत्र के नीचे बैठे हैं। महल के अंदर, सबसे ऊपरी मंजिल पर बाईं ओर रानी सुमित्रा अपने जुड़वां बच्चों के साथ हैं। ऊपरी मंजिल पर दाईं ओर राम के साथ रानी कौशल्या हैं। नीचे की मंजिल पर भरत के साथ रानी कैकेयी हैं। इस बीच, गली में, अयोध्या के लोग शाही जन्मों के जश्न में गलियों में नाचते-गाते हैं।
यह छवि 1712 में भारत के उदयपुर में निर्मित एक पांडुलिपि से बाला कांडा (रामायण की पहली पुस्तक) से ली गई है।
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