Lakshmaṇa
Lakshmaṇa
Lakshmaṇa is a name used for more than one person and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Lakshmaṇa: the third son of Daśaratha, born of Sumitrā, the devoted younger brother and inseparable companion of Śrī Rāma. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Chapters 5–77; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, Chapters 14–56; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 5–11, 238–242; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapters 10–11; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 2, Chapter 24; Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 19; Uttara Parva, Chapters 83, 100, 169
- Lakshmaṇa, Son of Duryodhana: the dear son of Duryodhana, killed by Abhimanyu with a single bhalla inside the Cakravyūha on the thirteenth day of the war; Bhīshma names him among the Kaurava rathas, and Gāndhārī grieves for him in the Strī Parva. Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 46; Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Rathātiratha-Saṃkhyāna Parva, Chapters 165–172; Mahābhārata, Strī Parva, Chapters 16–25
Places
- Lakshmaṇa Tīrtha (Rāmasetu): a sacred lake on Gandhamādana in the Setu-kshetra, where Lakshmaṇa set up the liṅga Lakshmaṇeśvara and Balarāma was freed from brahmahatyā. Skanda Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Setu Māhātmya, Chapter 19
Named in passing
- Lakshmaṇā, queen of Śrī Kṛshṇa: the daughter of Bṛhatsena, king of Madra, whose svayaṃvara had a fish target, one of the principal wives of Bhagavān Kṛshṇa, told on Kṛshṇa’s Five Marriages (Bhāgavata Purāṇa) and Draupadī and the Queens of Dvārakā. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 10, Chapters 58, 83
- Lakshmaṇā, daughter of Duryodhana: carried off by Sāmba from her svayaṃvara, told on Sāmba and the Kauravas. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 10, Chapter 68
- Lakshmaṇa, son of Balāka: a king in the Parihāra line, told on Parihāra. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 4