Dasharatha
दशरथDaśaratha
King of Ayodhya
Ruler of Kosala from Ayodhya. Long without an heir, he performed the putrakameshti sacrifice, and his three chief queens bore four sons. Bound by two boons he had once granted Kaikeyi, he sent Rama into exile and died of grief.
Source: Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda 8–18; Ayodhya Kanda.
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