The audience claps and cheers enthusiastically. walks in, shoots, and hits near the center. walks in, shoots, and hits outer circle.
Whoever shoots the nearest to the center of the target shall win the competition and the hand of my daughter. JANAK: Now, let us begin the competition. ,, and the other royal people are sitting somewhere on the stage. JANAK: AHA! I know! We will organize an archery competition! Whoever wins shall have your hand in marriage. JANAK: We must find a solution to make it easier, then. SITA: But, Father, there are far too many of them! How would I ever be able to choose? You must pay more attention to your suitors in order for you to be able to choose. JANAK: The time is ripe for you to marry a husband. Too many in fact, that she was not able to choose at all! When they see that it is indeed true, they would bring gifts and ask for her hand. Intrigued, they would go to Mithila to see whether the rumors they hear are true. Narrator: Now, the princess of the Videhas, Sita, had beauty that reached the ears of other kingdoms' royal families.
Meanwhile, the Videhas was ruled by the great Janak. He had four sons, Rama being the eldest, Bharat, the second, Lakshman, the third, and Satrughna, the youngest. The Kosalas was ruled by the just king named Dasa-ratha. NARRATOR: Many long years ago, there lived two mighty races, the Kosalas and the Videhas.
Scene 1: The Grandeur of Kosalas and Videhas The curtain opens as the narrator speaks. NARRATOR: Here is the Holy legend Ramayana, brought to you by Rishi Valmiki.