# shree RAM

By [satyamsinghmrj1999.eth](https://paragraph.com/@satyamsinghmrj1999) · 2023-04-06

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**Rama** ([/ˈrɑːmə/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English);[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama#cite_note-4) [Sanskrit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_language): राम, [romanized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Sanskrit): _rāma_ [\[ˈraːmɐ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Sanskrit)) is a major deity in [Hinduism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism). He is the seventh and one of the most popular [_avatars_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar) of [Vishnu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu). In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama#cite_note-5)

Rama was born to [Kaushalya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaushalya) and [Dasharatha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasharatha) in [Ayodhya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodhya), the capital of the Kingdom of [Kosala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosala). His siblings included [Lakshmana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmana), [Bharata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharata_\(Ramayana\)), and [Shatrughna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatrughna). He married [Sita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita). Though born in a royal family, Rama's life is described in the Hindu texts as one challenged by unexpected changes such as an exile into impoverished and difficult circumstances, ethical questions and moral dilemmas.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama#cite_note-Brackney2013p238-6) Of all his travails, the most notable is the kidnapping of Sita by demon-king [Ravana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana), followed by the determined and epic efforts of Rama and Lakshmana to gain her freedom and destroy the evil Ravana against great odds. The entire life story of Rama, Sita and their companions allegorically discusses duties, rights and social responsibilities of an individual. It illustrates [dharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma) and dharmic living through model characters.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama#cite_note-Brackney2013p238-6)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama#cite_note-Hindery1978p95-7)

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