Further tormented by Kaikeyi through her importunity to have the boons granted by the Emperor implemented, the latter piteously wails his lot and reproaches her. The sun having set in the meanwhile, the Emperor continues till the following morning his solicitations to Kaikeyi to allow Rama to be installed as Prince Regent. But, Kaikeyi remaining adamant, the king in his extreme anguish of mind sinks down unconscious on the floor and, on regaining his consciousness, stops all music pertaining to the occasion of the king's quitting his bed.
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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 14 "Ramyanayanaya Sumantra Preshanam" (Book 2 Canto 14)

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