KUSA

 

Kusa was a son of Sri Rama and Sita.  When Sita was forsaken by Rama in the forest, Valmiki has given the refuge to Sita.  She was pregnant on that time.  Lava was born in the asramam of Valmiki.

Once Valmiki who didn't know that Sita took Lava to the stream to bathe him, when he returned the asramam. He became upset not to see the child Lava there.  He feared that it might have been eaten up by some animal, and fearing that Sita might die when she missed the child.  Valmiki created a child with Kusa grass and laid him where Lava was laying before.

When Sita returned to the asramam with Lava after their bath, Valmiki explained the whole situation to Sita.  Since the second child was created with Kusa grass, he was made the second son of Sita and named meaningfully KUSA.

Kusa gained his education along with Lava from the Sage Valmiki.  Both of them became very intelligent got the mastry in the archery even in their young age.  They learnt the secrets about divine arrows. 

One day Kusa with Lava, captured the sacrificial horse of Asvamedha Yajna of Sri Rama, which was followed by Satrughna.  Satrughna could not defeat Kusa and Lava even with the help of Lakshmana.  Then Valmiki intervened and the sacrificial horse was returned to Satrughna.

Once, Kusa along with Lava visited the city Ayodhya, entered the court and started to recite the Ramayanam written by Valmiki in front of Sri Rama.  Then Sri Rama came to know about them as His sons and made them both to live in his palace.

(This blogpost is a part of Blogchatter's Half Marathon 2023)