RamayanaLakshmana
Lakshmana: who Lakshmana is in the Ramayana and the role in the story, in plain words.
Rama's younger brother, who left everything to follow him into exile, served him day and night and guarded the hut at Panchavati. He is the model of the loyal brother, and is also known for a quick temper.
See the story of the whole epic in seven books and the other characters.
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A retelling in our own words of a story that is told in many different ways across India and Asia. Tellers differ on many episodes; where it matters we say so. It is not a scholarly translation.