Character

Dasharatha

दशरथDaśaratha

verses
2,579
books
19
chapters
469
Parent of
Rama, Lakshmana

What the texts say

In the Ramayana, Dasharatha is the king of Ayodhya, of the Ikshvaku line, learned in the Vedas and devoted to dharma. Ramayana 1.6.1 He gives payasa to his queens Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra, and four sons are born to him. Ramayana 1.16.27, 1.18.15 Janaka gives two brides to Dasharatha for his sons Rama and Lakshmana. Ramayana 1.71.22 Kaikeyi, his queen, then asks Dasharatha, true to his word, for two boons, Rama's banishment and Bharata's consecration. Ramayana 3.47.7, 3.47.6 Struck down by grief, Dasharatha falls into anxious reflection. Ramayana 2.63.1

Where to read

Every verse that names Dasharatha, book by book.

  1. Ramayana

    1,948 verses · 241 chapters

    All 1,948 verses in the Ramayana
    • 2.13.4

      Kaikeyi ne aisa bola to Raja Dasharath gusse se bhar gaya. Ek pal ke liye woh itna ghabra gaya jaise kuch samajh mein hi nahi aa raha ho.

    • 2.10.32

      Devi, mat roo. Apna shareer mat sukha. Jo marne layak nahi hai, use maar do. Jo marne layak hai, use chhod do. Jo gareeb hai, use ameer bana do. Jo ameer hai, use gareeb bana do.

    • 2.34.3

      Raja dikhta tha bilkul bejaan. Jaise suraj grahan mein dhak gaya ho. Jaise aag raakh mein dab gayi ho. Jaise koi taalaab sookh gaya ho, paani bhi nahi bacha.

  2. Skanda Purana

    135 verses · 42 chapters

    All 135 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 7.1.49.9

      Raja Dasharatha ne ek bada stuti banaya tha. Woh stuti Saurishwar bhagwan ke liye hai. Har tarah ki pareshani door karne ke liye yeh padhna chahiye.

    • 6.1.96.20

      Raja ne kaha, main Dasharatha hoon. Surya vansh mein paida hua raja hoon. Aja ka beta hoon. Gusse mein aaya hoon tujhe rokne.

    • 6.1.97.1

      Suta ne kaha, us din ke baad se Shani Rohini ka gaadi nahi todta. Yeh sab Dasharatha raja ke kehne se hua.

  3. Ramcharitmanas

    114 verses · 42 chapters

    All 114 verses in the Ramcharitmanas
    • 2.4.62

      Raja apne hi dil mein jal raha tha. Kaikeyi ne uski buri halat dekhi to uske man mein aur badmashi bhar gayi. Bharat tumhara beta nahi hai kya? Ya tumne mujhe mol par kharida, ghulam bana ke ghar laye? Agar meri baatein sun kar tumhe teer…

    • 2.3.52

      Unhone rani se poocha, rani, aap kisi baat se gusse mein kyun hain, aur haath se usko chhua. Lekin usne apne pati ko dhakka de diya. Phir usne bahut darawni nazar se dekha, jaise gusse wali naagin ho. Uske do iraade the, jaise mooh mein do…

    • 2.11.205

      Main ne aap ke pair dho ke naav mein bitha liya, aur is paar ka koi kiraya nahi maangta, mere Swami. Ram, main aap ki aur Dasharath ki kasam kha ke kehta hoon, ye poori sachi baat hai. Lakshman chahe to mujhe teer maar de, par jab tak main…

  4. Padma Purana

    79 verses · 31 chapters

    All 79 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 5.116.18

      Dasharath bahut taakat wala raja tha. Uska naam bahut bada tha. Usne Sumaanas naam ki nagar jeetni thi. Usne Vashishth rishi ko bulaya aur unse aashirwaad liya. Phir ek safed ghode pe chad ke, bade sena ke saath, usne us nagar pe attack…

    • 6.242.9

      Pehle Raghu ke vansh mein Raja Dasharath the. Dusri baar, Vrishni ke vansh mein Vasudev the.

    • 6.33.5

      Purane zamane mein Raghu vansh mein Dasharath naam ka raja tha. Bahut bada veer tha, saat dweep ka malik tha, chakravarti raja tha.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Dasharatha matters most.

  1. Kaikeyi Presses the Boons; Dasaratha’s Lament and Collapse

    Ramayana 2.13 · 25 verses

    Central sufferer in dharma-saṅkaṭa

  2. Entry into the Chamber of Wrath (Kaikeyī’s Protest)

    Ramayana 2.10 · 24 verses

    King at the threshold of joy turned vulnerable: moves from…

  3. The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

    Ramayana 2.34 · 56 verses

    Grief-stricken king whose bodily collapse externalizes ethical…

  4. Coronation Preparations and Sumantra’s Commission

    Ramayana 2.15 · 11 verses

  5. Ramavatara: The Birth and Early Deeds of Lord Rama

    Narasimha Purana 1.47 · 37 verses

  6. Birth of the Princes and Viśvāmitra’s Arrival (Bālakāṇḍa 18)

    Ramayana 1.18 · 33 verses

    Completes sacrificial obligations, returns to Ayodhyā…

  7. The Exile of Rama, Dasharatha's Demise, and Bharata's Vow

    Narasimha Purana 1.48 · 32 verses

  8. Śanaiścaraiśvara (Saurīśvara) Māhātmya and Daśaratha’s Śani-stotra | शनैश्चरैश्वरमाहात्म्यं तथा दशरथकृतशनीस्तोत्रम्

    Skanda Purana 7.1.49 · 28 verses

  9. Daśaratha’s Objections to Sending Rāma

    Ramayana 1.20 · 25 verses

    Petitioner-king in a dharma dispute

  10. Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā (Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 11)

    Ramayana 1.11 · 24 verses

    Central executor of dhārmic strategy: consults Vasiṣṭha…

Key episodes

  1. Manthara, Kaikeyi and the Two Boons

    Ramayana 2.7-2.20

  2. Dasharatha's Curse: The Blind Ascetic's Son

    Ramayana 2.63-2.64

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