CharacterIkshvaku royal family
Dasharatha: Family
दशरथKing of Ayodhya; father of Rama. Also called Raghunandana's father | Lord of Kosala | King of the Raghu line.
Dasharatha was the righteous king of Ayodhya and father of Rama. Bound by a promise to his queen Kaikeyi, he was forced to exile his beloved son Rama, and died of grief, the tragic hinge of the Ramayana.
Dasharatha's family
Parents, spouse, children, siblings and other relatives, as the Valmiki Ramayana and its tradition give them.
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
Related figuresRamaराम
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या
ConsortKausalyaकौसल्या
Stories & mythsThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्म
Related figuresBharataभरत
ConsortKaikeyiकैकेयीPlaces & templesMithilaमिथिला
Related figuresLakshmanaलक्ष्मण
Stories & mythsThe Exile of Ramaराम का वनवास
Stories & mythsBharata and the Sandalsभरत और पादुका
Stories & mythsShravan Kumar and the Curse on Dasharathaश्रवण कुमार और दशरथ का शाप