Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Which rishi had taken Ram and Lakshman to kill demoness Tadka?

  1. Vashishta

  2. Vishwamitra

  3. Bharadwaj

  4. Agasthya
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Explanation

In the Ramayana, Sage Vishwamitra takes Prince Rama and Lakshmana to his hermitage to protect his sacred yagna (fire sacrifice) from the demons Maricha and Subahu, and first asks them to kill the demoness Tadka who was terrorizing the forest. This is a well-known episode from the Balakanda of Ramayana.

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