Event Detail

Kaikeyi Demands the Two Boons

Type: Court PoliticsConfidence: High

Kaikeyi invokes her promised boons, reshaping succession and setting the exile decision in motion.

Kaikeyi invokes her promised boons, reshaping succession and setting the exile decision in motion. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Exile and Forest Route arc and positioned in phase 1 using relative chronology (order 70). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.

Why this confidence: High confidence because this episode is consistently preserved in mainstream narrative sequences and has broad interpretive continuity.

Valmiki Verse References

  • Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda 2-11

    श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda 2-11

    śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda 2-11

    Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Kaikeyi Demands the Two Boons.

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Interpretations

Event detail compares interpretations and linked sources in one place.

  • Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition

    Kaikeyi Demands the Two Boons is placed in the Ramayana: Exile and Forest Route sequence based on narrative continuity and relative-order mapping.

    Approximate range: -700 to -100
    Auto-seeded interpretation aligned with event confidence level: high.

Sources

  • Valmiki Ramayana Primary Index

    Sanskrit Documents · 2026 · primary_text

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