![]() He relents and the brothers leave, while Kaikeyi attempts to comfort Manthara. Kaikeyi begs Bharata to save her, telling Shatrughna that it is a sin to kill a woman and that Rama would be furious with them both if he does such a thing. Seeing her, Shatrughna flies into a violent rage over Rama's banishment and assaults her murderously. Having been rewarded by Kaikeyi with costly clothing and jewels, she is walking in the palace gardens when Bharata and his half-brother Shatrughna come upon her. Manthara appears only once in the Ramayana after Rama's banishment. Manthara reckons that the fourteen-year banishment would be long enough for Bharata to consolidate his position in the Empire and weave his way into people's hearts. The second boon would be that Rama should be sent into the forest for exile for fourteen years. The first boon would be that Bharata would be made the king. When Dasharatha would come to console her, she should immediately ask for the boons. She should weep and cry, pretending anger. She advises Kaikeyi to lie in her room wearing soiled clothes and no ornaments. ![]() Kaikeyi had kept these boons for later and Manthara declares that this is the right time to ask for them. Manthara reminds Kaikeyi of the two boons Dasharatha had given her when she had once saved his life in a celestial battle. Dasharatha promises to banish Rama per Kaikeyi's wishes.
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