The passage is a narrative about the story of Ram and his brother Bharat. Bharat is described as the least talked about character in the story, but he is the one who truly loves and understands Ram. When Ram is exiled to the forest, Bharat is devastated and goes in search of him, taking their entire family with him.
Bharat meets Ram in the forest and is heartbroken to see him living a simple life. Ram tells Bharat that he has to complete his 14-year exile, but Bharat wants him to return to Ayodhya. Ram refuses, saying that he has to fulfill his duty and follow the path of truth.
The narrative then shifts to a conversation between Ram and Vandevi, where Ram asks Vandevi to remove the thorns from the path that Bharat will take to find him. This shows Ram's love and concern for his brother.
The story then moves to a full moon night, where Ram has to make a decision about whether to return to Ayodhya or go to Lanka. The people of Ayodhya, including his family and friends, come to the forest to persuade him to return.
Kaikai, Ram's stepmother, asks Ram to forgive her for her past mistakes and to take her son Bharat back to Ayodhya. Ram forgives Kaikai and tells her that Bharat is a true brother and a good son.
The narrative concludes with a description of Mandvi, Bharat's wife, who is awake at night, waiting for Bharat to return. She tells Kaushalya, Ram's mother, that she will not live in the palace as long as Bharat is living in the forest. This shows the love and devotion of the women in Ram's family towards their husbands and brothers.
The story highlights the values of love, duty, and forgiveness, and shows how Ram's decision to follow the path of truth and fulfill his duty affects those around him.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Ram's brother Bharat is the least talked about.
2. Saraswati pierced Kaikai's intellect at the behest of the Gods.
3. The Gods told Saraswati that if you talk to me then what does Saraswati say to the Gods.
4. Even after having 1000 eyes, the one who can see Sumeruna is a fool.
5. Ram does not give the example of anyone like India.
6. Ram does not even give the example of Laxman.
7. When Ram hugs Hanuman, he does not say that you are a brother like Laxman.
8. India is the only one who has no fault and is atoning.
9. Ram was very happy and had a happy expression on his face when he was leaving for exile.
10. Ram chanted Swastivachan before crossing the Ganga.
11. The priest put water in Ram's hand, and as soon as the priest took it out, the water fell from Ram's hand, and he fell on the ground.
12. Ram shouted 'O India, O India, I love you so much' after the water fell from his hand.
13. Ram is a senior Karuna Nidhi full of compassion.
14. Ram said that the people are not always the truth, the policy is the truth.
15. Ram did not respect public opinion but respected the policy.
16. Ram was asked by Vanadevi what he wanted, and he said that he wanted to remove the thorns from the path.
17. Ram said that there is no problem for him, but his brother Bharat will come through this path looking for him.
18. Thorns should not prick Bharat, so Ram asked Vanadevi to remove them.
19. Vanadevi got curious and asked Ram if he was the king of Ayodhya.
20. Ram said that he was not the king of Ayodhya but the younger son of Dasharatha.
21. Ram said that India is the only one who has no fault and is atoning.
22. Ram's democracy begins with the mantra of democracy and the mantra of forgiveness.
23. Ram accepted Kaikai and gave the mantra of forgiveness.
24. Ram said that even if India returns, life will be fine.
25. Ram was asked by his mother, Kaushalya, why he did not return to Ayodhya.
26. Ram said that he did not return because he was atoning for the crime committed by him.
27. Ram's mother, Kaushalya, asked Ram to take her with him, but Ram refused.
28. Mandvi, Bharat's wife, was moving upstairs, and Kaushalya asked her why she was not sleeping.
29. Mandvi said that she would not live in the palace as long as Bharat slept on the ground and stayed in the forest.
30. Mandvi built a hut outside Ayodhya and served Bharat.