Question

Which empire was Lord Rama the ruler of?

Answer 1

Lord Rama was the ruler of Kosala Kingdom. Ayodhya was the capital of the kingdom.

• Rama belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty.
• Lord Rama was the son of King Dasaratha and Queen Kausalya.
• Lord Rama was the 7th avatar of Hindu God Vishnu.
• The life story of Lord Rama is given in the book Ramayana written by Sage Maharishi Valmiki.
• Ramayana and Mahabharat are two important books in Hinduism.
• Rama was married to Sita (Godddess Lakshmi incarnate).
• Rama had 3 brothers – Lakshmana, Bharatha, and Shatrughna.
• Devotees of Hindu Gods are introduced to Lord Hanumaan in Ramayana.
• Destruction of Ravana, the demon king, was the purpose of Lord Ram’s avataar.
• Ramayana is divided into 6 kandas – Balakanda, Ayodhyakanda, Aranyakanda, Kishkindakanda, Sundarakanda and Lankakanda.
• Rama had to serve 14 years of exile due to the manipulation of his step mother Kaikeyi, who in turn was motivated by her hunchback maid, Mandara.
• Different versions of Ramayana exist in different languages Kamba-Ramayanam written in Tamil by Kamban, Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas.
• Ramayana was written in the Sanskrit Language. Ramcharitmanas was written in Awadhi Language.
• Ramayana was written in Treta Yuga whereas Ramacharitamanas was written in Kali Yuga.
• Chaupais format was used to write Ramcharitmanas whereas Ramayana was written in Slokas format.
• Rama Navami is a spring festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama.
• Rama Navami day also marks the end of the nine-day spring festival celebrated in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh called Vasanthothsavam (Festival of Spring), that starts with Ugadi.