King of Kosala and father of Rama in the epic Ramayana
This article is about character from Indian epic Ramayana. For Maurya King, see Dasharatha Maurya. For the film, see Dasharatha (film).
Dasharatha
Kaikeyi demands that Dasharatha banish Rama from Ayodhya
Maharaja of Kosala
Predecessor
Aja
Successor
Rama
Born
Nemi Ayodhya, Kosala
Died
Ayodhya, Kosala
Spouse
Kausalya
Sumitra
Kaikeyi
Issue
Rama
Lakshmana
Bharata
Shatrughna
Dynasty
Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha
Father
Aja
Mother
Indumati
Dasharatha (Sanskrit: दशरथ, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king of Kosala, with its capital at Ayodhyā, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Dasharatha married Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He was the father of Rama, the protagonist of the epic, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna. Dasharatha also finds mention in the Vishnu Purana.[1]
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