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Lakshmana
लक्ष्मणः sa लक्ष्मण hi இலட்சுமணன் ta
An incarnation of Sheshnaga, The younger and most beloved brother of Lord Rama
- Child of Dasharatha and Sumitra
- Married to Urmila
A life on the record,
dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Overview
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Life
Affiliation
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What this means
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Family
The family of Lakshmana
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 11
Kinship in an account 1
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply shared parentage in every account · descent from the same generation in a single tree
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Family 10
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a religious affiliation held by the whole house · continuous rule · a shared religious affiliation
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child of (child) Dasharatha Father of Rama - child of (mother) Sumitra
- of the house Solar dynasty Hindu mythological dynasty
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parent of (father) Angada son of Vālī and Tārā - parent of (child) Chandraketu
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sibling of Bharata Rama's brother -
sibling of Rama greatest and seventh incarnation of God, hero of the Ramayana, protector of Dharma - sibling of Shanta character in the Ramayana
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sibling of Shatrughna Rama's brother - married to Urmila Wife of Lakshman
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Sources
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12 statements on this record
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