Lakshmana
Lakshmana is the brother of Rama. He accompanies Rama in his search for Sita after she is kidnapped by Ravana. He is a key ally to Rama.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Ramayana likely took final form in the early centuries CE, with roots in earlier oral traditions.
Relationships
- allied with
- Rama, Hanuman, Sita, Vishvamitra
- co occurs with
- Kala, Sankarshana, Balarama, Nagalakshmi, Nityananda, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Aparajita, Janaka, Khara, Dusana, Mandodari, Bharata, Dasaratha, Kausalya, Parashurama, Padma, Ruma, Śiva, Krishna, Yama, Brahma, Garuda, Kadru, Lakshmi, Narasimha, Ravana, Vishnu, Sugriva, Indra, Vali, Kaśyapa
- aspect of
- Śeṣa
- consort of
- Urmila
- enemy of
- Shurpanakha, Surpanakha
- manifested by
- Śeṣa
- child of
- Sumitra
Mentioned by
- Vishvamitra
- Ruma
- Śiva
- Krishna
- Yama
- Brahma
- Garuda
- Kadru
- Lakshmi
- Narasimha
- Ravana
- Vishnu
- Sugriva
- Indra
- Vali
- Kaśyapa
and 4 more
Sources
Source passages
“After his wife Sita is kidnapped by the demon-king Ravana, Rama and his brother Lakshmana wander the forest searching for her.”
#8057 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“By a trick or dilemma, he forces the death of Lakshmana, and informs Rama that he must return to the realm of the gods. Lakshmana willingly passes away with Rama's blessing and Rama returns to Vaikuntha.”
#13430 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Rama was from Kaushalya, Lakshmana from Sumitra, Bharata and Satrughna from Kaikeyi.”
#28922 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“For example, when demoness Shurpanakha disguises as a woman to seduce Rama, then stalks and harasses Rama's wife Sita after Rama refuses her, Lakshmana is faced with the question of appropriate ethical response.”
#28968 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“During the Treta Yuga, Shesha took birth as Lakshmana, as Vishnu's (as Rama) brother. Lakshmana is a very prominent character in the Ramayana, along with Hanuman and Sita.”
#35326 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5