The painting is divided in to five parts against red and blue background. On the left hand side, Kaushalya is lying on a bed looking at her son and a maid is rocking Rama's cradle. Below Kaushalya, Kaikeyi is shown on her bed and a maid is rocking the cradle of her son Bharata. To the right of Kakeyi, Sumitra is peacefully resting and a maid is rocking the cradle of Lakshmanan. Sumitra's second son, Shatrughna, can be seen sleeping beside her.

On the right side raja Dashratha seated in front of sage Vashishtha who has prepared the princes' horoscopes while on the other side people are shown celebrating the birth of Rama and his three brothers.