What was the name of Lord Lakshmana's wife?

What Was the Name of Lord Lakshmana's Wife in The Ramayana?

Lord Rama married Sita and Lakshmana married to her Sita's younger sister her name is URMILA. Lakshmana and Urmila had two son Angad and Chandraketu.

Lаkshmаnа (Sаnskrit: लक्ष्मण, IАST: lаkṣmаṇа, lit. he whо hаs the signs оf fоrtune), аlsо sрelled аs Lаxmаn оr Lаkhаn, wаs the yоunger brоther оf the gоd Rаmа аnd his аide in the Hindu eрiс Rаmаyаnа. He is аlsо knоwn by оther nаmes- Sаumitrа ( IАST: sаumitrа, lit. sоn оf Sumitrа), Rаmаnujа ( IАST: rāmānujа, lit. yоunger brоther оf Rаmа) аnd Bhаrаtаnujа ( IАST: bhаrаtānujа, lit. yоunger brоther оf Bhаrаtа). He wаs the twin оf Shаtrughnа.

Who was the wife of Lord Lakshmana?

His wife's name was Mookambika (known as Vyaghrapathi’s wife in the Mahabharata). She was a daughter of King Mookambika (or Moogambika) of Orissa. After her birth, Lakshmana is cursed to be reborn as a mortal woman. He was reborn as Mookambika's daughter. Lakshmana was believed to be the reincarnation of Sage Mookanda. Makanda was the one who brought all the 108 names of gods and goddesses to the audience in a melodious form in the guise of a poet. Lakshmana lost his wife to death. Due to the curse, he was subjected to mental torture to make the body of a child. Sita, being born from the body of King Janaka, was cursed to come to Mookambika's house and live with her. Lakshmana is believed to be one of the incarnations of god Vishnu.

Why did she marry Lord Lakshmana?

Lord Rama was a widower when he married Urmila. His first wife, Anjana died, she was his niece, she was a sweet and innocent lady. Urmila had two sons. Anjana was seven years younger to Rama. Anjana was the wife of another man, Sampoorna. Sampoorna was killed, he was a friend of Anjana. His friend's name was Sheshashayaka from the famous mythological town of Sheshapura. Sheshashayaka was killed by Rama for his treachery. Sheshashayaka's wife Champa ran after her lover Sheshashayaka who was going to Sheshapura and jumped off the cliff with Sheshashayaka and died. At that time Anjana came to the house and saw her husband being killed, she was consumed with rage. She had three sons, one was the great sorcerer Lord Hanuman.

What were the names of her sons?

Both of the sons are called Pushkara and Shatrughna. Pushkara was born from the pair and made himself suitable for Rama's service as a soldier, so Rama granted Pushkara to the Surya clan as a groom for Sita. Shatrughna was also born from the pair as a prince who married his sister Laxmi, whom he brought up very well. He helped Rama when he was under house arrest. What is the link between Sita and Rama? Sita and Rama are considered as a symbol of righteousness and purity in India and is worshipped in a grand manner. Many people think that if they have both of these virtues they would be protected from all evil. Hence, Lord Rama is named Lakshman, and Sita is called Sita-Lakshmana.

Why are there two different versions of the Ramayana?

Ramayana has two different versions, Shrimad Ramayana which is the version of Valmiki and Ramayana written by Jayadeva. Both these Ramayanas are the way of thinking of different parts of India.

Conclusion

Lakshmana was good at fire fighting and was an expert in archery. In these three tasks, he performed really well. However, his father's duty forced him to leave his family and his wife to help his father fight the war. He never made it back home but we know where he is in the present day.