Also known as Ramachandra, Raghava, Kosalendra.
Rama
राम
The seventh avatar of Vishnu, who chose to live as a man bound by every duty he was born to.
Embodies
- Dharma — Right action when every choice costs something — the question the whole epic turns on.
- The Binding Word — A promise once given binds you — even to your own ruin.
- Divine Descent — The infinite taking human form, and accepting human limits to do it.
Questions to explore
- If Rama is God, why does he suffer and grieve like a man?
- Was Rama right to honour a promise that exiled him?
