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The throne room of Ayodhya, was filled discussions. Now it was even more busy than before, since it was now the court of not Maharaj Ram but Chakravarti Samrat Ram Chandra.

Discussions about the upcoming spring festival was taking place. The eloquent ministers were keep forth their wisdom in front of Shri Ram, who was radiating from his own opulences.

"Samrat, kya aapko nahi lagta, aapko dusra vivah kar lena chahiye ?" A minister asked.

It's been few years since Devi Sita took refuge of the earth, but Shri Ram still stuck to his oath of having just one wife. For yagyas where a wife is necessary, he placed a gold idol of his Sitey.

Although some ministers tried to persuade him, he remained firm in his decision. No other woman can take place of his wife, he couldn't even imagine it, but even if he could, he wouldn't. He loved his Sitey, too much, even now.

"Mantrivar, mujhe lagta hai ki mai Vivah se adhik, Kanyadaan karne ke yogya ho chala hu." Shri Ram said, diverting the topic.

"Samrat ne satya kaha. Rajkumari ki aayu bhi dwidasham ki ho gayi hai. Woh ab vivah yogya ho chali hai." Arya Sumant said.

"Rajkumari toh vivah yogya ho gayi hai. Kintu unke yogya kaun hai iss prithvi par ?" Siddharth asked.

"Rajkumari se adhik roopvati, gunvati, dhanvati, aishwarya-shalini stree iss bhumi par koi nahi hai. Kaunsa Rajkumar ya Raja, unse vivah nahi karna chahega ?" Jabali said.

"Prashn yogyata ka hai, Rishivar. Aisi gauravshali kanya ka vivah atyant soch vichaar ke hi karna chahiye." Vamdev said.

"Kul-Guru, aapka kya kehna hai ?" Shri Ram asked Vasisth.

"Kaam-shaastro ke anusaar, Samrat, aapko apni kanya ko susajjit kar vivaho mei, yagyo mei aur dopahar ke samaye sakhiyo ke saath jal krida karne athwa vihaaro par bhejna chahiye. Isse sabhi log kanya ki yogyata ke baare mei jaanenge. Kintu, bhale woh Rajkumari hai, par hai toh aapki hi putri. Annt mei nirnaye aapka hona chahiye." Vasisth said.

"Kul-Guru, aapke sujhaav ka mai palan karunga. Aur jab tak baat rahi mere nirnaye ki, toh har Pita ke tarah meri bhi iccha hai ki meri kanya ka vivah kisi Sundar, susheel, balshaali aur dharmparayan purush se ho. Aur woh purush swayam meri putri ka chayan ho." Shri Ram said.

"Waise Samrat, Rajkumari ki kya iccha hai iss sandarbh mei ?" Jabali asked.

"Rishivar, Rajkumari ko vivah ke baare mei sochne ka samaye nahi hai abhi. Woh toh apna sampoorn dhyaan, Rajkumaro ke Raj-shiksha mei lagayi huyi hai." Shri Ram said.

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The princes of Ayodhya, Luv-Kush, Taksh-Pushkal, Angad-Chandraketu and Subahu-Shatrughati were sitting in the royal study hall, where they were daily given discourse of management of kingdom by Rameshwari.

Soon the sounds of anklets fell on their ears and they got alert knowing it was their elder sister, they stood up in respect.

Ulka followed as Rameshwari walked in, her gait like that of a lioness, the charms of youth seemed to have embodied themselves over her body, as if wanting to give a proof of their existence. She looked like a lotus in its full bloom glory.

"Pranaam jiji." Her brothers and cousins greeted and she smiled at them.

Rameshwari sat down at her seat, as her brothers and cousins too settled down. Ulka sat beside her over a desk, opening the bundle of pages, the job of this pramukh sakhi was to pen down and compile what the princess told her to.

"Rajkumari, aaj kya likhna hai iss 'Surajya Samhita' mei ?" Ulka asked with a smile.

"Kal kaha tak likha tha ?" Rameshwari asked and Ulka looked through the papers, in which she wrote yesterday.

"Raja ke acharan tak." She said. Rameshwari nodded and then looked at all her brothers.

"Subahu-Shatrughati, batao Raja kiske sahiyog se praja ki raksha karne mei samarth hota hai ?" She asked, the sons of Shatrughan.

"Praja ke hi." They said.

"Angad-Chandraketu, Raja praja se kaise baat kare ?" Rameshwari asked the sons of Lakshman.

"Raja praja se sadev muskura ke baat kare." Angad said.

"Praja koi bhi prashn puche toh Raja mithi vaani mei uttar de." Chandraketu said.

"Taksh-Pushkal, Raja praja ko raksha deta hai, toh praja Raja ko kya deti hai ?" Rameshwari asked the sons of Bharat.

"Praja Raja ko kar deti hai." They answered.

"Luv-Kush, batao praja Raja ko kaisa kar deti hai ?" Rameshwari asked her brothers.

"Praja Raja ko kand-mool, fal, krishi, adi ka 1/6 hissa deti hai." Luv said.

"Aur swarn aur pashudhan ki vridhhi ka 1/50 hissa." Kush said.

"Uttam." Rameshwari smiled, she then looked at Ulka, who took it as a cue to pick up her quill, "Shirshak daalo, Kar ki apavitrata." The Ram-suta said.

"Kar ki apavitrata." Ulka wrote down.

"Likhna shuru karo." Rameshwari said and then looked at her brothers and cousins, "Swachhata kayi prakaar ki hoti hai, parantu sampatti praapt karne mei swachhata sarvashreshth hai. Kar diye bina sampatti rakhna apavitrata hai. Aur Kar ka praja ke liye sadupyog na karna bhi apavitrata hai. Jo Raja praja ka shoshan karta hai, woh shigreh hi, apna Raj aur apna jeevan, dono kho deta." She told, her brothers and cousins nodded understanding, while Ulka penned it down.

"Jiji, yadi kisi nirdhan vyakti ke paas dene ke liye kuch na ho toh ?" Kush asked.

"Toh usse haath jod kar prarthana karo, ki woh apne punya ka 1/6 hissa Kar ke roop mei Rajya ko dede." Rameshwari said.

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Little Rama all grown up now ✨

And to lift up your spirits, here's an art of Rameshwari with Luv Kush ❤️✨