Terms of address: Raden
Type: Human
Origin: India
Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: He never married or sought worldly possessions and was a loyal companion of his brother Rama. In the Javanese version it is said that both Rama and Lasmana were incarnations of Wisnu divided in two parts (binela panitise). Arjuna and Kresna are later incarnations of Wisnu in the same divided form. He killed [Indrajit] in the war against Alengka's forces. In some versions, he also killed Desamuka. In some versions, he became one with his father Prabu [Janaka] after the victory over Alengka and then reincarnated as Baladewa, whereas in other versions, it is recorded that he died of old age and was buried in Kutarunggu next to Rama.
Notes on the Indian retellings: Known as Lakshmana, the third son King of Dasharata and Queen Sumitra. He married Princess Urmila, another daughter of King Janaka. Lakshmana is supposed to have guarded the hut of his brother and sister-in-law day and night without resting. His wife received a boon from Nidra Devi, the Goddess of sleep, to sleep until her husband returned from exile. At that point, she asked the goddess to give her all the tiredness Lakshmana had accrued while guarding the hut.
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