Queen three was Kaikeyi, princess of Kekeya, a land of horses. Kaikeya was the daughter of
king Asvapati and the sister of seven brothers. When Kaikeyi was a child, she was cursed by
a sage that she would become the most hated woman on the planet. It seemed unlikely
because she had impeccable manners and never seemed to affront anyone. She was revered as
a warrior in Kekeya and in Ayodhya and accompanied her husband Dasharatha on several
battles.
During a war held at the Dandaka Forest Dashrath was riding a broken chariot and unaware
of it. To prevent the cart wheel from falling out, Kaikeye inserted her left finger inside the
rotating wheel and continued to endure the pain till the war lasted. Dashrath felt indebted and
granted his wife two unconditional boons. For many years Kaikeyi had nothing to ask but
when the time came, Kaikeyi asked that her biological son Bharat should be made the king of
Ayodhya and her step son Ram should be sent to exile.
Everyone misunderstood Kaikeyi except Ram. He knew that his Kaikeyi mata was a victim
of a curse and the curse had to come true
To be continued