Ramayana: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Essays -- Valmiki, Rama, Lakshmana

One of the most stri male monarch relationships throughout the entire Rmyaa is that between Indias epic hero Rma and his half-brother Lakmaa. What is interesting about this affair is Lakmaas keen fidelity toward his brother and all his goals. While Rma is the king on leave throughout most of the Hindu epic, Lakmaa acts more or less as his olympian servant and date of his most prized possession, that being Rmas wife, St. Interestingly enough, Lakmaa is very much an intelligent being himself, and one who revels in the longevity of his brothers interests and aims. This paper will deal with how these Lakmaa creates himself as the most loyal of companions within the first book of the Rmyaa. In the Bla Ka, Vlmki sets forth the ideal relationship between the brothers, which only grows stronger and allows the story to kibosh at the termination of the Uttara Ka.In order to understand Lakmaa, we have to understand that he, like Rma, is an avatar of Vishnu, and again, like Rma, is sent forth into the forest with the sage Vivmitra in order to conquer the devils that inhabit the land. Therefore, Lakmaa is a royal and legitimate heir to the throne, although he is the youngest of all of the King of Ayodhys sons. Seemingly, his most bang characteristic is that of not only loyalty to Rma, but to dhrma as well. Dhrma, aside from being the right course of conduct in all(prenominal) dilemma, is a social contract for all human beings to follow. With the rise of the demon Rvaa and his dispensation from Brahm of a boon of invincibility, Rma and Lakmaa vow to help save the kingdom and the world from this sinner and henceforth, to promote and uphold dhrma. This, although truly heroic indeed, is le... ... Works Cited Encyclopdia Britannica Online, s.v. Dharma-shastra, http//www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/160730/Dharma-shastra (accessed whitethorn 3, 2011). V. Raghavan, The Two Brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, (Madras Raghavan, 1976), 5. V. Raghavan, The Two Brothe rs, Rama and Lakshmana, (Madras Raghavan, 1976), 5. G.S. Ghurye, The legacy of the Ramayana, (Bombay Popular Prakashan Private Ltd., 1979), 98. Swami Venkatesananda, THE CONCISE RMYAA of Vlmki, (Albany, NY State University of New York Press, 1988), 13. G.S. Ghurye, The Legacy of the Ramayana, (Bombay Popular Prakashan Private Ltd., 1979), 98. V. Raghavan, The Two Brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, (Madras Raghavan, 1976), 21. Merriam-Webster Dictionary, s.v. adharma, http//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adharma (accessed May 4, 2011).