Calling King Dasaratha by his name, the figure said: "The Devas are pleased
with you and are answering your prayer. Here is paayasam sent by the gods for your wives.
You will be blessed with sons if they drink this divine beverage. "With joy
unbounded, 'Dasaratha received the bowl as he would receive a child and distributed the
paayasam to his three wives, Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi.
He asked Kausalya to drink a half of the
paayasam and he gave a half of what remained to Sumitra. Half of what was then lift was
drunk by kaikeyi, and what remained was given to Sumitra again. Dasaratha's wives
were happy, even as a, beggar suddenly coming upon buried treasure. And in due -curse all
of them were expectant mothers. |
