Kaikeya

Kaikeya is presented as the home of Yudhajit and the destination of a family journey: when Yudhajit comes to summon Bharat, Bharat travels with Śatrughna to the city where their uncle lives. The episode defines the place through kinship and movement rather than through a detailed description of its landscape or political geography.

Identity and Setting

The narrative associates Kaikeya with its king, whose son is Yudhajit. Yudhajit is identified as Bharat’s uncle, and the city reached by the party is where Yudhajit dwells. The passage does not provide further geographic detail, so Kaikeya’s significance here rests on its role as a royal family’s home and destination.

The Journey to Kaikeya

Yudhajit arrives to summon Bharat, who prepares to leave with Śatrughna. Before setting out, Bharat bids farewell to his father, Ráma, and the mothers. Yudhajit then departs joyfully with the brothers beside him, and they reach the city where he lives; his father welcomes their arrival with great joy.

Narrative Significance

The journey places Bharat in his maternal relatives’ homeland through a concrete sequence of summons, leave-taking, and arrival. Kaikeya is thus a family-connected destination in the narrative, while the brief welcome from Yudhajit’s father marks the visit as a joyful reunion. The episode supplies no further account of the place or of events there.