The King Can't Bear This No Longer

Queen Kaikei asked for two favours that he promised her long ago. But she showed her true colours and made an evil demand. She demanded Rama be banished to the forest while announcing Bharata as successor. The king could bear this no longer, with tears soaking his old cheeks He left his scheming youngest wife and went to his eldest queen,. Calsalia the mother of Rama. "I am a man of my word, but it is wrong of you to ask this of me" 'This is why your father cannot speak. He has begged his wise men to find a way out of this dilemma, but they cannot'