Deepika Chikhalia, Swapnil Joshi, Arun Govil, and Mayuresh Kshetramade in Luv Kush (1988)

Arun Govil

Deepika Chikhalia

Swapnil Joshi

Valmiki takes Luv and Kush to Ayodhya, where they sing the Ramyan for the citizens. Many citizens feel guilty about their treatment of Sita and want her to be restored, but they also acknowledge that not all citizens are aligned o...

Episode #1.36

Valmiki takes Luv and Kush to Ayodhya, where they sing the Ramyan for the citizens. Many citizens feel guilty about their treatment of Sita and want her to be restored, but they also acknowledge that not all citizens are aligned on this topic, and some citizens still doubt Sita's chastity.

The spies inform Ram that 2 boys are singing the tale of Ramayan in the streets, and the citizens are crying relentlessly hearing the same tale. Some citizens are demanding that Sita be found and restored as Queen to the palace. Ram orders the 2 boys to be brought to his chambers.

Ram is astonished to see that the boys are the same who challenged him for the Ashwamedha horse. Luv and Kush cry at the sight of their father. Luv and Kush do not reveal their identities and Ram's sons and simply say that Ram is like a father figure to them.

Luv and Kush say that Valmiki has written the Ramayan, which narrates the whole life of Ram. Ram requests the boys to arrive at court and narrate the Ramayan, as written by Valmiki.

Gautami Devi informs Sita how Luv and Kush narrated the Ramayan in the streets of Ayodhya and brought tears to the eyes of their citizens. Gautami also apologizes to Sita for treating her like a normal Ashram resident, even though she was the Queen of Ayodhya.

Luv and Kush, trained under the sage Valmiki, arrive at Ram's court and begin to sing the epic poem, the Ramyan. Kush says that the Ramayan was written by Valmiki in poem form, under orders from Narada and Brahma himself. The poem chronicles the entire life of Ram. Kush says that although Valmiki has written the future of the Ramayan as well, but they have only been taught the poem till its present time.

Unknown to them, the king and the citizens of Ayodhya are hearing their own history being retold. The court is full of Ram's entire royal family, including Ram's mothers. Kaushalya looks at the boys and believes that they are Ram in his childhood.

Ram listens to the narration of his own life story. Luv and Kush start singing verses from the epic, telling the story of Ram's life from his childhood, and moving through the events of his exile. They sing with such emotion and sincerity that everyone in the royal court, including Ram and his brothers, is moved.

As they continue, the twin brothers reach the section of the story dealing with Sita's banishment and the persecution she faced at the hands of the people of Ayodhya. The tale of Sita's exile and suffering after he banished her, which Luv and Kush include in their singing, brings deep sadness to Ram. He is overwhelmed with emotion, and others in the court are also moved to tears by the heartbreaking parts of the story.

The performance is particularly powerful because it was composed by their guru, Valmiki, who witnessed many of the events firsthand. Hearing the story from these gifted singers causes the citizens of Ayodhya to feel great guilt and remorse for their past actions towards Sita. The song makes the citizens of Ayodhya reflect on their harsh judgment of Sita.

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