At one time, Lord Vishnu rests on the bed of Sheshnag in his abode ‘Vaikunth’ and at another time he incarnates on earth and suffers in human birth. The incarnation of Vishnu as Shri Ram and the sufferings he faced all through his human life proves that Satogun Vishnu is in the cycle of birth and death. Born in a royal family, Lord Rama’s life was challenged by unexpected circumstances such as exile for 14 years and several moral dilemmas and ethical questions. Shri Ramachandra the central figure of the Hindu epic Ramayana is a major deity in Hinduism especially important to Vaishnavism. Shree Ram belongs to the ‘Ikshvaku dynasty’ founded by King ‘Ikshvaku’ the son of Lord Surya, which is why Ramchandra is called ‘Suryavanshi’. The seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu was Lord Rama who was born to King Dasharatha and Queen Kaushalya in Ayodhya in Treta Yuga.
