When Lakshmana heard that Rama had been sent to exile, he was very mad. He swore to destroy anyone who gets in Rama's way or tries to take his crown. Rama chastises him for letting his anger get the best of him. A really good quote here, "sometimes a river runs dry, and then it cannot be said to be the fault of the river--it's dry because the heavens are dry" thus it is fate. Lakshmana in this scene shows that he really cherishes Rama and followed him into exile. Sita did the same.
The sage Vasishtha told Rama is it all Kaiyeki's fault but Rama, being the good person, didn't want to hear anyone talk ill about his "mother." Dasaratha died after hearing that Rama and Sita had to walk to the forest. With Dasaratha dead, the country had no ruler for a long time.
A letter was sent to Bharatha to return to the capital, but he was not made aware of his father's death or Rama's exile. Bharatha learned of what happened from his mother and grew to hate her for her actions. He went to find Rama to give him back his throne. LOL I thought it was funny that Bharatha took Rama's sandals and placed it on the throne and ruled as regent instead. I wonder what the significance of a pair of sandals was.
It was kind of embarrassing to see Soorpanaka throw herself at Rama. At one point, Lakshmana chopped off her ears, nose, and breasts. Why breasts.. so gory. Then she ran to her brother for revenge, even though just a few moments before, she said she didn't support her brother and his evil tendencies.
Image of Soorpanaka (left), Rama (middle), and Sita (right).
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