Mandavi

Mandavi
The four sons of Dasaratha circumbulate the altar during their marriage rites - It shows Mandavi also
In-universe information
Spouse	Bharata
Children	Taksha, Pushkal

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Mandavi was the daughter of Kushadhwaja, a brother of King Janaka of Mithila and hence a cousin of Sita. She was the wife of Bharata, the younger brother of Lord Rama. They had two sons, Taksha and Pushkal.

Mandavi was impulsive by nature yet loved her cousin sister Sita very much.Along with Kaikeyi,Manthra also tried to poison her mind against Sita and assured her that she could be the next queen of Ayodhya along with Bharata,but Mandavi had immense love and respect for elder sister that she refused to pay heed to the words of Manthra.

When Sita went to exile with her husband Rama for 14 years,Bharata agreed to govern Ayodhya, not as its ruler, but as Rama's representative, placed Rama's sandals at the foot of the royal throne and neither sat upon the throne nor crowned himself and vowed to Rama that if Rama did not return immediately when the fourteen years elapsed, he would give his life up by immolation.Mandavi supported her husband's decision, became Sita's representative and didn't crowned or acknowledged herself as queen of Ayodhya and decided to take care of Kaikeyi and all her in laws.

See also

• Ikshvaku Dynasty