# Sarama

By [Ram](https://paragraph.com/@ram008) · 2023-08-28

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In all these years, I had never wondered about Vibhisena’s wife. I got called to her attention via the dud movie, Adhipurush, where she plays an important part in Lakshmana’s recovery from Indrajit’s vicious attack. She is the one who raises to Rama’s attention, the existence of the Sanjeevani herb that can serve as an antidote to the poisonous wound. This beautiful character garnered controversy for the wrong reasons.

Sarama is known to have had a close relationship with Sita when she was at the Ashoka Vana in Lanka. She has expressed concerns about her being widowed after the war. Sita reassured her that since Vibhisena has surrendered to Rama, he will live and she will be Shrimathi.

It is fascinating to learn new characters, their depictions, what they teach us, and the examples, whether good or bad. I decided to leverage AI to save me some time and get a quick glimpse into Sarama’s role. So, I asked both ChatGPT and Bard regarding her role.

Bard says this

`Vibhishana's wife in the Ramayana is Sarama. She is a rakshasi (demoness) and is said to be the daughter of a gandharva (celestial dancer). She is described as being beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous.`

`Sarama's key role in the Ramayana is to support her husband Vibhishana in his decision to defect from Ravana and side with Rama. She is kind to Sita, the consort of Rama, who is kidnapped by Ravana and imprisoned in Lanka. She also helps Rama and Lakshmana in their battle against Ravana.`

`After Rama defeats Ravana, he crowns Vibhishana as the new king of Lanka. However, there is no mention of Sarama becoming the queen. Some sources say that she remained in Ayodhya with Sita, while others say that she returned to Lanka with Vibhishana.`

`Sarama and Vibhishana are said to have had a daughter named Trijata. Trijata is the one who protects Sita from the advances of Ravana's other brothers. She is also the one who tells Sita about Rama's arrival in Lanka.`

`The later life of Sarama is not mentioned in the Ramayana. However, it is likely that she lived a long and happy life with her husband and daughter.`

ChatGPT agrees

`In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Vibhishana's wife is Sarama (also spelled Sulochana or Saramā). Sarama played a significant role during the events surrounding the war between Lord Rama and the demon king Ravana.`

`Sarama's key role is often portrayed as being a source of support and guidance to Vibhishana. She advises her husband to join Lord Rama's side, recognizing Rama's divine nature and the righteousness of his cause. Vibhishana heeds her counsel and becomes a crucial ally of Lord Rama in his quest to rescue Sita and defeat Ravana.`

`While Sarama's role in the Ramayana is important, there isn't extensive information provided about her becoming the queen of Lanka or her later life. The focus of the Ramayana tends to be on the main characters, such as Rama, Sita, Ravana, and Hanuman, rather than secondary characters like Vibhishana and Sarama.`

`As for whether they have children, the Ramayana doesn't provide detailed information about their family life or offspring.`

`It's important to note that the Ramayana has multiple versions and retellings, and details might vary in different versions and interpretations.`

Well, I would have not expected to leverage AI to validate the accuracy or dig deeper into epics. However, the accuracy of AI is not 100% as AI seems to indicate Sarama and Vibhisena had one daughter, Trijatha. Trijatha was good to Sita at Ashoka Vana and Lord Rama is so pleased with her that she is blessed to be reborn as his sister in a later birth. She reincarnates as Subhadra, Lord Krishna’s sister and Arjuna’s wife. Whereas, some accounts state that learned saints such as the much revered, Puttaparthi Shri Sathya Sai Baba have recounted Sarama as having two daughters, Shakini and Dakhini.

All in all, Sarama has played her part and if there’s no other benefit I got from watching the disaster of a movie, which was Adipurush, it was learning about this righteous, virtuous and loyal character I never knew about. She never became queen as Vibhisena married Queen Mandodhari, Ravana’s wife after Ravana died.

> Om Mata Sarama Namaha!

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*Originally published on [Ram](https://paragraph.com/@ram008/sarama)*