![]() ![]() Rama's younger brothers, namely Lakshmana, Shatrughna and Bharata strongly complement his piety, virtue and strength, and they are believed by many to belong to the Mariyada Purshottama and the Seventh Avatara, mainly embodied by Rama. ![]() Rama's courage in searching for Sita and fighting a terrible war to rescue his wife and their honour is complemented by Sita's absolute devotion to her husband's love, and perfect chastity despite being Ravana's captive. Having completed his exile, Rama returns to be crowned King in Ayodhya (the capital of his Kingdom) and eventually becomes Emperor of the World, after which he reigns for eleven thousand years - an era of perfect happiness, peace, prosperity and justice known as Rama Rajya. In a war of powerful and magical beings, greatly destructive weaponry and battles, Rama slays Ravana in battle and liberates his wife. After a long and arduous search that tests his personal strength and virtue, Rama fights a colossal war against Ravana's armies. The kidnapping of his wife Sita by Ravana, the Rakshasa monarch of Lanka leaves him desperate. For the sake of his father's honour, Rama abandons his claim to Kosala's throne to serve an exile in the forest. Rama's life and journey is one of perfect adherence of dharma despite harsh tests of life and time. Rama is the husband of Sita, who is also considered the Avatara of Lakshmi and the embodiment of perfect womanhood. He is the hero of the ancient Hindu epic poem, The Ramayana (from Sanskrit, The Journey of Rama). Rama is Maryada Purushottama, literally The Perfect Man. Born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasaratha, king of Kosala, he is the embodiment of the Supreme Brahman and Dharma. He is one of the most popular heroes of Hindu mythology and folktales in South and Southeast Asia. In Hinduism, he is also considered to be the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu and one of the most important manifestations of God. ![]() Rāmachandra, or Rama ( rāma in IAST, राम in Devanāgarī or Śrī Rāma (श्रीराम in Devanagari), was a king of ancient India whose grand story is portrayed in the epic Ramayana, one of the two great epics of India. Rama is shown having blue skin which is a characteristic of Vishnu Rama and Lakshmana are always shown to be ready for battle (with bow and arrow) as it is their Kshatriya dharma to fight. Lord Sri Rama (centre) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman. ![]()
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