Guman’s Rama meets Members of his Family at Chitrakut is a continuous narrative. Arrange the following moments in the order in which the painting narrates them:
(A) Rama dutifully acknowledges the two sages and sits down talking to them.
(B) Kaushalya rushes to her son Rama and gathers him in her arms.
(C) Rama collapses in anguish on hearing of Dashratha’s death.
(D) Rama respectfully greets Sumitra and Kaikeyi.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
(B) comes first. The meeting opens with Rama’s own mother, Kaushalya, holding him in her arms.
(D) is second. Rama then turns to greet the other two mothers, Sumitra and Kaikeyi.
(A) is third. After the mothers, he acknowledges the two sages and sits down to talk with them.
(C) is fourth. While he talks with the sages, one of them tells him of his father’s death, and Rama collapses in grief.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Rama meets Members of his Family at Chitrakut This painting of Ramayana by Guman, made between 1740 and 1750, is a classic example of a continuous narrative. …Artist Guman begins the narrative from the left and ends it on the right.” “Rama meets Members of his Family at Chitrakut …Bereaved Kaushalya rushes to her son Rama and gathers him in her arms. Rama is, then, seen respectfully greeting the other two mothers —Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He, then, dutifully acknowledges the two sages and sits down talking to them. When the sage breaks the news of Dashratha’s death, Rama is seen collapsing in anguish.” |