Verse 21·VR 2.48.21

कैकेय्या यदि चेद् राज्यम् स्यात् अधर्म्यम् अनाथवत् | न हि नो जीवितेन अर्थः कुतः पुत्रैः कुतः धनैः || २-४८-२१

yayaa putraH ca bhartaa ca tyaktaav aishvarya kaaraNaat | kam saa parihared anyam kaikeyii kula paa.nsanii || 2-48-22

Translation

"If it were to be the rule of Kaikeyi, it will not be in consonance with righteousness, with no protector and indeed with no use for our lives, mush less for our sons and riches."

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Rama's Departure for the Forest

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