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8 A M A
kama uasaraLhas flrsL
born son and Lhe
upholder of uharma
(correcL conducL and
duLy) 8ama along wlLh
hls wlfe SlLa have served
as role models for
Lhousands of generaLlons
ln lndla and elsewhere
8ama ls regarded by many
Plndus as an lncarnaLlon
of Lhe god vlshnu
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a 8amas wlfe
Lhe adopLed
daughLer of klng
!anak SlLa was
found ln Lhe furrows
of a sacred fleld and
was regarded by Lhe
people of !anaks
klngdom as a blessed
chlld
asaraa klng of Ayodhya (caplLal of kosala)
whose eldesL son was 8ama uasaraLha had Lhree
wlves and four sons 8ama 8haraLa and Lhe
Lwlns Lakshmana and SaLrughna
araa 8amas broLher by Cueen kalkeyl
When 8haraLa learned of hls moLhers scheme Lo
banlsh 8ama and place hlm on Lhe Lhrone he puL
8amas sandals on Lhe Lhrone and ruled Ayodhya
ln hls name
anuman A leader of Lhe monkey Lrlbe
allled wlLh 8ama agalnsL 8avana Panuman
has many maglcal powers because hls
faLher was Lhe god of Lhe wlnd Panumans
devoLlon Lo 8ama and hls supernaLural
feaLs ln Lhe baLLle Lo recapLure SlLa has
made hlm one of Lhe mosL popular
characLers ln Lhe 8amayana
kavana 1he 10headed klng of Lanka who
abducLed SlLa
kausaya uasaraLhas flrsL wlfe and Lhe
moLher of 8ama
,82,3, Rama's younger brother
by Dasaratha's third wife, Sumitra. When
Rama and Sita were exiled to the forest,
Lakshmana followed in order to serve.
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