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Sumantra

Dasharatha's charioteer and chief counsellor, who gathers the priests for the horse sacrifice and tells the king Sanatkumara's old prophecy that Rishyashringa will give him sons.

Sources: Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (English verse-by-verse and prose renderings, valmikiramayan.net) · see Sumantra's web

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The payasam from the fire (the birth of Rama)
From the epics · as tells of Rishyashringa · 2 tellings

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Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (English verse-by-verse and prose renderings, valmikiramayan.net) § 1.8 Primary text (translation)
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (English verse-by-verse and prose renderings, valmikiramayan.net) § 1.9 Primary text (translation)