Also known as Saumitri.

Lakshmana

लक्ष्मण

The brother who gave up sleep, comfort, and his own path to guard Rama through every year of exile.

Embodies

  • Loyalty — Standing by another when leaving would cost you nothing.
  • Sacrifice — Giving up what you hold dearest so another may walk their path.
  • Brotherhood — Brothers who serve and brothers who betray, and what divides them.

Relationships

Key episodes

Questions to explore

  • What did Lakshmana give up that no one else in the story did?
  • Was Lakshmana right to disfigure Shurpanakha?

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