last rites to dasaradha

Night was over. Vasishta came and took Bharatha along with him the next day.He reminded that last rites should be done to the dead body of Dasaradha.Body had been preserved in oil and it was now taken out. The body looked as if the king was sleeping.Bharatha and Sathrughna wept again. Vasishta consoled them.Ruthviks and purohiths had come to perform the last rites,.Body was transferred in to a pallaki and carried away. Along the path gold and silver, silk clothes were distributed.It was burnt and Kousalya,,Sumithra and kaikeyi also came there. Bharatha lit fire to thre body.Kousalya rounded in reverse direction near the body. Then they later went to Sarayu river and bathed.They observed asoucham for ten days. ON eleventh day,and twelfth day ,they observed remaining rites.They donated freely to the brahmins and servants.On the thirteenth day Bharatha and Sathrughna went to the place of cremation for asthisanchayanam.

Bharatha again wept that he could not live in aplace where neither his father nor his elder brother were there.He would not enter into Ayodhya. He would go for penance.Vasishta consoled bharatha and reminded him of the remaining duties. Sumanthra consoled Sathrughna.

Bharatha was ready to goto Raama.Sathrughna abused Lakshmana what he was doing during that time? H ecould have easily stopped Rama from goin to the woods.

In the meanwhile Mandhara came adorned in gold and looked like a monkey tied by ropes.Gate keepers held her and brought her before Sathrughna and told that she was the root cause of entire calamity.Sathrughna caught hold of her to punish her. She started crying. Mandharas aides thought of seeking Kousalyas help to relieve Mnadhara,.Sathrughna dragged her on the ground and all her ornaments fell down.Kaikeyi came to save Mandhara. Bharatha scolded her.Kaikyi prayed him. bHARATHA ASKED sATHRUGHNAA TO GET CONTROL OVER HIS AANGER. nO ONE HARMED a WOMAN. That was the reason he did not kill his mother.If he did that, Rama would never forgive a person who killed his own mother.If Sathrughna killed Mandhara now, Rama would never talk to them in future. Sathrughna relieved Mandhara.Mandhgara went to Kaikeyi and wept. Kaikeyi consoled her.