Tag: Bharata

Bharata in the Hindu epic Ramayana was a younger brother of the protagonist Rama and second son of Dasharatha and only son of Kaikeyi. Dasharatha was the emperor of Ayodhya and belonged to the Suryavansha or Solar Dynasty. It is said that after Rama, he was the symbol of dharma and idealism. A few commentators, however, deem Bharata to be even greater than Rama himself in virtue. According to Valmiki Ramayana, Bharata is one-quarter component of manifest Vishnu(Rama)