Question

What was the name of Lord Ram's mother?

Answer 1

Answer: Kausalya

• Kausalya was Lord Ram’s mother.
• Lord Ram was the eldest son of King Dasharatha.
• King Dasharatha had 3 wives – Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi.
• King Dasharatha had 4 sons – Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Shatrughna.
• Sumitra was the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
• Kaikeyi was the mother of Bharata.
• King Dasharatha was the son of Aja and Indumati.
• King Dasharatha was the King of Kosala Kingdom.
• Lord Ram belonged to the Raghuvanshi-Ikshvaku-Suryavanshi dynasty.
• Lord Ram is the Seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu.
• The purpose of Lord Ram’s avataar was elimination of demon King Raavana.
• Lord Ram was married to Sita, daughter of King Janaka of Videha and his wife, Queen Sunayana.
• Sita is the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi.
• When Ram was spending 14 years in the forest, Sita was kidnapped and taken to Lanka by Demon King Ravana.
• Lord Ram killed Demon King Ravana and defeated the asuras in the battlefield, with the help of Lord Hanuman, Lakshmana, Vibishana, Sugreeva (the King of Vanaras) and the Vanara Army.
• Lava and Kusha are the sons of Lord Ram and Goddess Sita.