The Bhagavatam tells his life in two chapters, in the solar line between Bhagiratha and the kings after him.
Appears in
Rama's life in two chapters — Skandha 9, adhyayas 10-11 — The whole Ramayana told in two chapters — and what the Bhagavatam chooses to stress when it has room for so little.
Embodies
The descents of the Lord — Boar, man-lion, dwarf and fish: the Lord comes down in whatever form the age needs, and Krishna is the Lord himself (1.3.28).
Devotion under trial — A boy thrown from cliffs, a child sent out by his stepmother: faith in the Bhagavatam is proven where it costs the most.
Questions to explore
What does the Bhagavatam's Rama teach that the longer Ramayana does not stress?
Why is Rama counted among the avatars in 1.3?
How does the Bhagavatam describe Rama's rule in Ayodhya?
