Lord Rama Had Many Wives, Valmiki?
In my research to answer him on some points, I came across information that the Valmiki Ramayana we are following now is not by Valmiki but the Ramacharita Manas by Tulsidas.
This Tulsidas Ramayana, we have been misquoting as Valmiki Ramayana.
Can some one clarify with references?
To my knowledge Rama had only one wife and he had been loyal to Sita.
This issue , in my opinion, is a classic case of taking things out of context.
This sloka is about what Manthara speaks about Rama to Kaikeyi just before Lord Rama's Coronation, Pattabhisheka.
In her effort to poison Kaikeyi's mind against Rama, Manthara says that if Rama was crowned as a King, Bharata's position would wane:
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