Despite being a king, Maryada Purushottam Lord Rama could have re-married but his love for Sita was eternal and he could not accept any woman to take her place in his life. He was left heartbroken to find Sita abducted by the cruel demon King but his strong will and ardent efforts helped him stage a war against Ravana and take his wife back to home.īut after returning to Ayodhya and accepting the throne from Bharath, he was compelled to tell Sita to leave the kingdom, when one of his subjects questioned about Sita’s loyalty and chastity after living in Ashoka Vatika in Lanka for such long period of time. Lord Rama left no stones unturned when it came to rescuing his wife Sita from the clutches of the King of Lanka, Ravana. It is said that Lord Rama was in grief to have asked Sita to undergo this terrible test but to protect her respect and to prove her purity in front of his whole kingdom, he had to take this action, which he thought was right. On the quest of one of his subjects, he even asked Sita to go through Agni Pariksha (an ordeal of fire) to prove her sanctity. He left the kingdom of Ayodhya when he was the true successor to the throne just to honour his father’s word. But a man of principles like Lord Rama didn’t question his father and without any second thought, he left the empire and his princely life to live life like an ordinary man for the next 14 years in forests.įollowing the path of dharma, Maryada Purushottam Lord Rama took every step in his life to be truthful and righteous. In Ramayana, King Dasharatha sent his eldest son, Lord Rama on exile to honour the promise he gave to his wife Kaikeyi without knowing that she would make such a demand in a bid to pronounce her son Bharath as the next King of Ayodhya. No matter what price you need to pay, but honouring your word is equivalent to worshipping the God within you. One of the basic but strong messages given by Ramayana and the life of Lord Rama is rendering value to your own word. His courage, self-control, loyalty and values are deeply cherished in the Indian culture and this is why here are 8 life lessons to learn from Lord Rama that will help us to at least become a better human:.
The whole Ramayana revolves on how Lord Rama led a common man’s life and yet was an ideal man whom people accepted their God. After completing his exile, Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya and was crowned as the emperor and established Rama Rajya, which was known as the period of happiness, prosperity, peace, duty and justice.
The war of powerful and magical beings using great weaponry resulted in the destruction of Ravana, and this victory is known as the victory of good over evil.
For searching and getting Sita back, Lord Rama was armed with a soldiers of Vanaras (monkeys), Lord Hanuman and Laxmana and led a fierce battle against Ravana. While his wife and brother, Laxmana joined him in spending the fourteen years of exile, Sita was abducted by King of Lanka, Ravana. With the principle of following dharma and moral ethics, Lord Rama had to face harsh tests and obstacles due to his own people his entire life and for saving his father’s honour, he even abandoned his empire and right to the throne to serve an exile of fourteen years in forest without questioning. While Lord Vishnu took avatar as a mortal being in form of Lord Rama, his wife Goddess Laxmi too incarnated as Sita, who became Lord Rama’s spouse. Alongside Lord Krishna, Lord Rama too is considered as one of the most important avatars of Lord Vishnu, who came in this world in Treta Yuga.īorn as the eldest son to Dasharatha and Kaushalya, he has been known as Maryada Purushottam Lord Rama or Lord of Virtue. The great Hindu mythological epic, Ramayana, revolves around Lord Rama’s incarnation, his ideals, loyalty and greatness. Hindu God Vishnu, who is known as the operator of this whole universe, stepped into the world in his seventh avatar as Lord Rama.
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