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Sri Rama
श्री राम
Maryada Purushottama — the ideal king, husband, and son of the Ramayana
Years
The Ramayana age — Treta Yuga
Known as
Hero of Valmiki's Ramayana
Birthplace
Ayodhya, Kosala
Field
Epic & Mythological
“Raise me not to any throne above my dharma.”
— The spirit of Sri Rama
The Story
Born to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya, Rama was the eldest of four princes and the favourite of the kingdom. When a boon forced his stepmother to demand his exile, he went willingly — and his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana insisted on going with him, leaving throne and comforts for fourteen years in the forest.
In the forest, Sita was abducted by Ravana, the ten-headed king of Lanka. Rama forged an alliance with the monkey warriors of Sugriva and Hanuman, and built a bridge of stones across the sea — the famous Ram Setu — to reach Lanka. In the great war, he slew Ravana and freed Sita, upholding dharma against adharma.
Returning to Ayodhya after fourteen years, Rama was crowned king and his reign — Ram Rajya — became Bhārat's eternal ideal of good governance: justice for all, prosperity for all, and a people who loved their king as their own father.
Core Ideas
Maryada Purushottama
The perfection of righteous conduct in every role he played.
Fourteen Years of Exile
He accepted banishment without a word of protest.
The Bridge to Lanka
Ram Setu — stones written with his name that floated on the sea.
The Fall of Ravana
Dharma's victory over the mightiest of demons.
Ram Rajya
His reign became the eternal ideal of just governance.
Why it matters today
Rama's story is told across Asia — from Indonesia to Thailand — and every autumn, Ramlila stages his life in village squares across Bhārat. He remains the model person of Bhārat: a king who put duty above desire and whose name is a greeting — Ram Ram.