![]() ![]() He was extremely loyal to the rulers of Ayodhya and was King Dasharatha's a most trusted minister. Sumantra, also known as Arya Sumantra, was the prime minister in the court of Ayodhya. One of his daughters Kaikashi was married to sage Vishrava who later gave birth to Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, and Shurpanakha. Sumali was married to Ketumati with whom he had ten sons ( Prahasta, Akampana, Vikata, Kalikamukha, Dhumraksha, Danda, Suprasva, Sanhradi, Praghasa, and Bhaskarna) and four daughters (Raka, Puspotkata, Kaikashi, Kumbhnashi). Sumali was the son of demon king Sukesa and Gandharva princess Devavati. After the ritual, he got a daughter named Tataka. Suketu was a yaksha who performed a yajna to get an heir, with the strength equal to thousand elephants. Sugriva aided Rama in his quest to liberate his wife Sita from the captivity at the hands of Ravana. He was the younger brother of Vali, whom he succeeded as ruler of the vanara the kingdom of Kishkindha. Knowing well that she was an evil soul, Brahma ordained her to take birth as Manthara and create hurdles in establishing Rama Rajya on earth during Treta Yuga. In her earlier life, she had done penance unto Lord Rudra and accumulated virtue to become one among many celestial dancers/apsaras in Swarga Loka. Manthara is said to be the incarnation of Alakshmi, the eternal consort of Kali Purusha. She went in the form of Manthara (Kekaya)and sent Rama to forests. But the reason behind his introduction is to kill evil." Lord Vishnu expressed his helplessness, so they consulted Saraswathi, the Goddess of education. When Rama is going to become the king of Ayodhya, many deities consulted Lord Vishnu. Manthara, it appears, is an expert talker and a cunning woman who can manipulate her way to get what she wants. ![]() Manthara is said to be hunch-backed, ugly and antagonistic in appearance. In the Ramayana war, between Rama and Ravana, Khara's son, Makaraksha, fought on his uncle, Ravana's side, and was killed by Rama. He was well known for his superior skills in warfare. He protected the northern kingdom of Lanka on the mainland and his kingdom bordered the Kosala Kingdom, the kingdom of Rama. He was the ruler of the Danda Kingdom, roughly equivalent to the Nashik district, with Janasthana (Nashik city) as its capital. ![]() During this fight, Khara lost and was killed by Rama, who also killed his brothers Dushana and Trishiras. After Lakshmana cut off Shurpanakha's nose, Khara fought against Lakshmana and Rama. ![]() He was killed by Rama, along with his brother Lakshmana when he attacked Rama after Shurpanakha's humiliation. He is the twin brother of Dushana, younger male cousin of Ravana, and son of Kaikesi's sister Raka. Kewat was a boatman who had taken Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in his boat and crossed river Ganga. ![]()
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