CharacterIkshvaku royal family
Kausalya: Stories
कौसल्याEldest queen of Ayodhya; mother of Rama. Also called Mother of Rama | Chief queen of Dasharatha.
Kausalya was the eldest queen of Dasharatha and mother of Rama, a figure of dignity and quiet strength who bore the loss of her son's coronation and his exile with grace rather than bitterness.
RoleEldest queen of Ayodhya; mother of Rama
ConsortDasharatha
ChildrenRama
AllegianceAyodhya; princess of Kosala
Appears inRamayana
GroupIkshvaku royal family
Stories and legends
StoryThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्मThe childless King Dasharatha of Ayodhya performed the Putrakameshti yagna, conducted by the sage Rishyasringa. A divine being rose from the fire with a bowl of sacred payasam…
StoryThe Exile of Ramaराम का वनवासOn the eve of his coronation, Rama was sent into fourteen years of forest exile by Kaikeyi's two boons. He accepted it without bitterness for his father's word;…
StoryShravan Kumar and the Curse on Dasharathaश्रवण कुमार और दशरथ का शापIn his youth, King Dasharatha, hunting by sound alone, mistook the sound of a pitcher filling for an elephant and killed Shravan Kumar, the devoted son of a…
StoryBharata and the Sandalsभरत और पादुकाOffered the throne his mother had seized for him, Bharata refused it, went to Chitrakoot to beg Rama's return, and when Rama would not break their father's word,…Continue exploring
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
ChildrenRamaराम
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्याStories & mythsThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्म
Places & templesChitrakootचित्रकूट
Related figuresDasharathaदशरथStories & mythsThe Exile of Ramaराम का वनवासStories & mythsShravan Kumar and the Curse on Dasharathaश्रवण कुमार और दशरथ का शापPlaces & templesKekayaकेकयStories & mythsBharata and the Sandalsभरत और पादुका