Bharata: Appears in

भरत

Prince of Ayodhya; regent during Rama's exile. Also called Kaikeyinandana.

Bharata, son of Dasharatha and Kaikeyi, refused the throne his mother won for him. He went to Chitrakoot to bring Rama back and, when Rama refused, ruled Ayodhya for fourteen years as a hermit at Nandigram with Rama's sandals on the throne.

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RolePrince of Ayodhya; regent during Rama's exile

SiblingsLakshmana, Rama

AllegianceAyodhya

Appears inRamayana

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TextRamayanaरामायणThe Ramayana is one of India's two great Sanskrit epics. In about 24,000 verses, the sage Valmiki tells the life of Rama of Ayodhya, the seventh avatar of…

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Appears inRamayanaरामायण Stories & mythsBharata and the Sandalsभरत और पादुका Stories & mythsThe Exile of Ramaराम का वनवास

SiblingsLakshmanaलक्ष्मण

SiblingsRamaराम Related figuresDasharathaदशरथ Related figuresKaikeyiकैकेयी Related figuresShatrughnaशत्रुघ्न