Dasharatha instructs Sumantra to take a detachment of the army and the exchequer along with Sri Rama, to which Kaikeyi objects and insists on his being sent into exile without any resources on the analogy of Asamanja, son of the king's forefather, Sagara. Another minister of the king, Siddhartha by name, who was present there, opposes  Kaikeyi and urges that the analogy of Asamanja, who was a perverse lad, could not be applied in the case of Sri Rama, who possessed an ideal character and deserved in every way to be installed in the office of Prince Regent. In the event of Kaikeyi vetoing the proposal, the king threatens to accompany the heir-apparent.
Recitation: 00:00 - 05:48
Translation: 05:49 - 14:25