Lakshmana

Lakshmana ( Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण, Laksmana; Malay: Laksmana; Thai: Phra Lak, and Lakshman, Laxman ) was the brother of Rama and colleagues and also himself a hero in the famous Indian epic Ramayana. In some Hindu traditions, he is also referred to as an avatar of Shesha.

Family

King Dasaratha of Ayodhya had three wives: Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra, who had been born to him only a daughter. The king wanted another son and therefore sacrificed a horse. Vishnu decided to divide and four are sons of the king man to defeat Ravana can. Rama, the son of Kaushalya, was born first, followed by Bharata, Kaikeyi's son. Sumitra gave shortly after Lakshmana and his twin brother Shatrughna to the world.

Despite the fact that Lakshmana is the twin brother of Shatrughna, he is friends with better Rama and the two are inseparable. This is also clear when Lakshaman Urmila, the younger sister of Sita, Rama's wife marries.

Relation to Rama

In the Puranas, Lakshmana is represented as an incarnation of Ananta Shesha -, the thousand-headed Naga, rests on the Vishnu in the ocean of milk. Shesha has been reborn in the form of Lakshmana and is considered as an eternal companion of Vishnu in all incarnations.

Lakshmana is part of the Mariyada Purshottamm, that is, the Perfect Man, which is represented by Rama. Lakshmana is distinguished by its unwavering loyalty, love and devotion from his older brother. He is also an invincible Kshatriya warrior who is devoted only to his brother. He never coveted Ayodhya throne and followed Rama into exile voluntarily.