In the palace, the queens admonish Dasharatha for sending the two young princes for such a dangerous endeavor, but Dasharatha reminds them that their Raghu clan must adhere to their duties by sticking to their words. Manthara is elated to hear that Rama has gone away, hoping that Bharat can again have a chance at the throne. She tries to feed Bharat his favorite sweets, but Bharat is upset by his brothers' departure and is uninterested in her cloying attempts to win his favor. Meanwhile, on the way to Vishvamitra's hermitage, Rama and Lakshmana enter the territory of demoness Tadaka, who has been terrorizing the sages. Vishvamitra tells the princes how she has been cursed by sages to live as a demoness. Vishvamitra leads the princes into Tadaka's cave, where she awakens upon hearing the sound of Rama's arrow. Rama kills her with his arrow, and she appears in her original demigoddess form to thank Rama for liberating her from her cursed existence. Pleased with their courage and patienc