Ayodhyākānda - Canto 7

Beholding the festivities and finding Kausalyā bestowing large gifts of money on the Brāhmanas, Mantharā, a hunchback hereditary maid- servant of Queen Kaikeyī, who had accidentally ascended the roof of the palace, inquires of Śrī Rāma’s erstwhile nurse the occasion for the festivities and, on being told of Śrī Rāma’s forthcoming installation, feels enraged and, approaching Kaikeyī, instigates her to stop the installation. Kaikeyī, on the other hand, feels rejoiced over the news and gifts her a jewel as a token of her pleasure.