Kausalya
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| Kausalya | |
|---|---|
 Kausalya give birth Rama. | |
| Epic | Ramayana |
| In-universe information | |
| Family | Sukaushal (father) Amritaprabha (mother) Bhanumantha (Brother) Sumitra (sister-wife) Kaikeyi(sister-wife) |
| Spouse | Dasharatha |
| Children | Rama (son) Shanta (daughter) Lakshmana (step-son) Bharata (step-son) Shatrughna (step-son) |
Kaushalya was the eldest consort of King Dasharatha among his three wives, the mother of Lord Rama and the eldest queen of Ayodhya in the Indian epic, the Ramayana.
She is the daughter of the King Sukaushal and Queen Amritaprabha of Kosala kingdom (Modern day, Chandrakhuri, Chhattisgarh).[1]
She shared a sisterly relationship with Sumitra and Kaikeyi. She tells Sumitra about Kaikeyi that you both are like my sisters. Tulsidas describes the incident in the following lines:
सिथिल सनेहुं कहै कोसिला सुमित्रा जू सौं, मैं न लखि सौति, सखी! भगिनी ज्यों सेई हैं॥[2]
Rama leaving for fourteen years of exile from Ayodhya. Rama, his wife and brother, dressed in the clothes of bark that Kaikeyi has made them put on, ride off in a chariot driven by Sumantra and surrounded by the towns' people. Dasaratha emerges from his palace and goes through the gate of the city surrounded by his queens. Dasaratha and Kausalya according to Valmiki's text hurry after the chariot until Rama, unable to bear the sight, has to tell Sumantra to quicken his pace so that they would be left behind. Queen Kaushalya was the incarnation of Dhara (Brahmani), wife of Dronavasu. She received a boon from lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu says - "I will be born as your son in the "Treta Yuga". In the next birth, Kousalya was born as Devaki, mother of Krishna.[citation needed]
Portrayals Of Kausalya In Mass Media
Kausalya has been portrayed by several actresses in different television adaptations of Ramayana:
| Year | TV Series | Channel | Country | Played by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1988 | Ramayan (TV series) | DD National | India | |
| 1997-2000 | Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series) | DD Metro | India | Roma Manek |
| 2000 | Vishnu Puran | Zee TV | India | Alka Kubal |
| 2002 | Ramayan (2002 TV series) | Zee TV | India | |
| 2008–2009 | Ramayan (2008 TV series) | NDTV Imagine | India | Rajni Chandra |
| 2011-2014 | Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | Life OK | India | Gauri Singh |
| 2012–2013 | Ramayan (2012 TV series) | Zee TV | India | Neelima Parandekar |
| 2015–2016 | Siya Ke Ram | Star Plus | India | Snigdha Akolkar |
| 2019–2020 | Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush | Colors TV | India | Jaswinder Gardner |
References
- ^ Sukhdev Singh Chib (1977). Punjab. Light & Life. p. 2.
- ^ "10 things you didn't know about Rama's mother Kaushalya". dailybhaskar. 26 December 2014.
External link
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