Great Unseen Stories Of Lord Rama

1. Adipurusha: Primordial being
2. Ahalyashapashamana: Remitter of Ahalya's curse
3. Anantaguna: Full of virtues
4. Bhavarogasya Bheshaja: Reliever of all earthly ailments
5. Brahmanya: Supreme Godhead
6. Chitrakoot Samashraya: Creating Chitrakoot's beauty in the Panchvati forest
7. Dandakaranya Punyakrute: One who ennobled the Dandaka forest
8. Danta: Image of serenity
9. Dashagreeva Shirohara: Slayer of the ten-headed Ravana
10. Dayasara: Embodiment of kindness
11. Dhanurdhara: One with a bow in hand
12. Dhanvine: Born of the Sun race
13. Dheerodhata Gunothara: Kind hearted valiant
14. Dooshanatrishirohantre: Slayer of Dooshanatrishira
15. Hanumadakshita: Depends and trusts Hanuman to fulfil his task
16. Harakodhandarama: Armed with the curved Kodhanda bow
17. Hari: The omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent one
18. Jagadguruve: Spiritual teacher of the universe of Dharma, Artha and Karma
19. Jaitra: One who symbolises victory
20. Jamadagnya Mahadarpa: Destroyer of Jamadagni's son Parashuram's price
21. Janakivallabha: Janaki's consort
22. Janardana: Liberator from the cycle of birth and death
23. Jaramarana Varjita: Free from the cycle of births and deaths
24. Jayantatranavarada: Boon provider to save Jayanta
25. Jitakrodha: Conqueror of anger
26. Jitamitra: Vanquisher of enemies
27. Jitamitra: Vanquisher of enemies
28. Jitavarashaye: Conqueror of the ocean
29. Jitendra: Conqueror of the senses
30. Jitendriya: Controller of the senses
31. Kausaleya: Kausalya's son
32. Kharadhwamsine: Slayer of demon Khara
33. Mahabhuja: Giant armed, broad chested lord
34. Mahadeva: Lord of all lords
35. Mahadevadi Pujita: Worshipped by Lore Shiva and other divine lords
36. Mahapurusha: Great Being
37. Mahayogine: Supreme Meditator
38. Mahodara: Generous and kind
39. Mayamanushyacharitra: Incarnation of the human form to establish dharma
40. Mayamareechahantre: Slayer of demon Tataka's son Mariachi
41. Mitabhashini: Reticent and mellifluous speaker
42. Mrutavanarajeevana: Reviver of dead monkeys
43. Munisansutasanstuta: Worshipped by sages
44. Para: The Ultimate
45. Parabrahmane: Supreme Godhead
46. Paraga: Uplifter of the poor
47. Parakasha: Bright
48. Paramapurusha: The supreme Man
49. Paramatmane: The supreme soul
50. Parasmaidhamne: Lord of Vaikuntta
51. Parasmaijyotishe: Most radiant
52. Parasme: Most Superior
53. Paratpara: Greatest of the greats
54. Paresha: Lord of the lords
55. Peetavasane: Wearing yellow attire signifying purity and wisdom
56. Pitrabhakta: Devoted to his father
57. Punyacharitraya Keertana: Subject for hymns sung in His adulations
58. Punyodaya: Provider of immortality
59. Puranapurushottama: Supreme being of the Puranas
60. Purvabhashine: One who knows future and speaks of events to come
61. Raghava: Belonging to the Raghu race
62. Raghupungava: Scion of Raghakula race
63. Rajeevalochana: Lotus-eyed
64. Rajendra: Lord of the lords
65. Rakshavanara Sangathine: Saviour of boars and monkeys
66. Rama: The ideal avatar
67. Ramabhadra: The most auspicious one
68. Ramachandra: As gentle as the moon
69. Sacchidananda Vigraha: Eternal happiness and bliss
70. Saptatala Prabhenthachha: Rid the curse of the Seven Tale Trees
71. Sarva Punyadhikaphala: One who answers prayers and rewards good deeds
72. Sarvadevadideva: Lord of all gods
73. Sarvadevastuta: Worshipped by all divine beings
74. Sarvadevatmika: Dwells in all gods
75. Sarvateerthamaya: One who turns the water of ocean sacred
76. Sarvayagyodhipa: Lord of all sacrificial offerings
77. Sarvopagunavarjita: Destroyer of all evil
78. Sathyavache: Always truthful
79. Satyavrata: Adopting truth as penance
80. Satyevikrama: Truth makes him powerful
81. Setukrute: Builder of the bridge over ocean
82. Sharanatrana Tatpara: Protector of devotees
83. Shashvata: Eternal
84. Shoora: The valiant one
85. Shrimate: Revered by all
86. Shyamanga: Dark skinned one
87. Smitavaktra: One with a smiling face
88. Smruthasarvardhanashana: Destroyer of devotees' sins through their meditation and concentration
89. Soumya: Benevolent and calm faced
90. Sugreevepsita Rajyada: One who recovered Sugreeva's kingdom
91. Sumitraputra Sevita: Worshipped by Sumitra's son Lakshmana
92. Sundara: Handsome
93. Tatakantaka: Slayer of yakshini Tataka
94. Trilokarakshaka: Protector of the three worlds
95. Trilokatmane: Lord of the three worlds
96. Tripurte: Manifestation of the Trinity - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
97. Trivikrama: Conqueor of the three worlds
98. Vagmine: Spokesman
99. Valipramathana: Slayer of Vali
100. Varaprada: Answer to all prayers
101. Vatradhara: One who practises penance
102. Vedantasarea: Embodiment of philosophy of life
103. Vedatmane: Spirit of the Vedas rests in Him
104. Vibheeshana Pratishttatre: One who crowned Vibheeshana as king of Lanka
105. Vibheeshanaparitrate: Befriended Vibbeeshana
106. Viradhavadha: Slayer of the demon Viradha
107. Vishwamitrapriya: Vishwamitra's loved one
108. Yajvane: Performer of Yagnas

The Vasistha Ramayana , which is one version of the Ramayana written by Valmiki , in its Adi parva refers to the ancestry of Dasaratha , his birth and how he became a king in the Solar dynasty . This reveals an unknown story about Dasaratha ' s youth , marriage and about his female child . Adbhuta Ramayana and Adhyatma Ramayana also refer to this subject .

When King Aja of Kosala died , his son Dasaratha was only eight months old . When he attained the age of 18 , he became the ruler of Kosala . He was a powerful king . The King of northern Kosala agreed to rule under his patronage . He had a beautiful daughter , Kausalya , whom Dasaratha wanted to marry . The King agreed ; but did not know that he and Dasaratha were closely related , coming from the same clan ... sagotra .

The demon King of Lanka , Ravana , wanted to marry Kausalya . He came to know from Brahma that his death would be at the hands of a divine son born to Dasaratha and Kausalya . Ravana became furious and decided to kill Kausalya even before her marriage . But Mandodari , his wife , pleaded with him not to commit stree hati ( the sin of killing a woman ) . She suggested that the marriage could be prevented by separating Kausalya from Dasaratha . Ravana agreed . He sent a few demons to kidnap Kausalya , put her in a box and float it in the river Sarayu so that she would not have a chance to survive and thereby preventing the marriage of Dasaratha with Kausalya .

One day Dasaratha was crossing the Sarayu river . He saw a box being thrown into the river by some persons from a hillock . Dasaratha jumped out of his boat and retrieved the box after fighting with the men . He was surprised to see Kausalya inside the box and thus saved her . Sage Narada who appeared there said it was the right time for the marriage of Dasaratha and Kausalya . Shortly the marriage was solemnised .

Soon Kausalya gave birth to a female child which unfortunately had a handicap in its leg . The child was named Shantai . The palace doctors could not remove the handicap . Sage Vashistha said the handicap was due to the marriage between close cousins -- of the same gotra . He suggested she would become normal if given in adoption to a divine couple ... ( ? ) . Dasaratha and Kausalya gave the child in adoption to Romapada , the king of Angadesa . Shantai ' s disability vanished with due care and treatment . Romapada performed the marriage of Shantai with Rishyasringa Maharishi .

It was after Shantai was given in adoption that Dasaratha got married to Sumitra and Kaikeyi with the hope of getting healthy children . As he had no issue even after that Dasaratha arranged for the Putrakameshti Yaga on the advice of sages . It was Rishyasringa who performed the Yaga and enabled Dasaratha to beget four sons .

The unknown story in the Ramayana highlights that Shantai was Sri Rama ' s elder sister . It also brings to light the ancient wisdom in the ill effects of consanguine marriages .