Dasaratha

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Dasaratha is the legendary king of Ayodhya in the Hindu epic Ramayana and the father of Lord Rama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure
character in the Ramayana
mythological king
appearsIn Valmiki Ramayana
linked to: Ramayana
associatedWith Ayodhya kingdom
linked to: Kosala kingdom
associatedWithText Ramayana
causeOfDeath grief at Rama’s exile
characterTrait attached to his son Rama
dutiful
truthful
culturalRegion ancient India
dynasty Ikshvaku dynasty
father Aja
fatherOf Bharata
Lakshmana
Rama
Shatrughna
genre Hindu epic character
grandfather Raghu
linked to: Raghava
inLawOf Janaka
linked to: King Janaka
kingOf Ayodhya
languageOfPrimarySources Sanskrit
literaryTradition Sanskrit epic
locatedIn Kosala
nameVariant Dasharatha
Daśaratha
linked to: Dasharatha
notableEvent exiling Rama to the forest
granting boons to Kaikeyi
performedRitual Ashvamedha yajna
linked to: Ashvamedha

Putrakameshti yajna
relatedMyth Kaikeyi’s two boons
Rama’s exile
birth of Rama
religion Hinduism
residence Ayodhya
royalPriest Vashistha
spouse Kaikeyi
Kausalya
Sumitra
successor Rama
teacher Vashistha
title King of Kosala
Maharaja
vowedTo fulfil Kaikeyi’s boons
worshippedDeity Vishnu

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