Siddhárth
Family: Ayodhyá · Role: minister · First appears: Book I, Canto 7 · The Ministers
In Book I, Canto 7, Siddhárth is counted among the ministers “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,” alongside Vaśishṭha, Vámadeva, Jayanta, Vijay, Dhrishṭi, Arthasádhak, Dharmapál, Aśok and Sumantra. In Book II, Canto 36, he speaks as a councillor on whose counsel Daśaratha relied.
In Book II, Canto 68, Vaśishṭha sends Siddhárth with Nandan, Aśok, Jayanta and Vijay to bring Bharat home, concealing Ráma’s exile and Daśaratha’s death.
Relationship record
Life events
- Vaśishṭha sent the envoys to bring Bharat home while concealing Ráma’s exile and his father’s death.(Book II, Canto 68 · The Envoys · 📍 Rájagriha)
Book I, Canto 7 · The Ministers
- friends with Vaśishṭha “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Vámadeva “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Jayanta “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Vijay “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Dhrishṭi “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Arthasádhak “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Dharmapál “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Aśok “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
- friends with Sumantra “Bound in sweet friendship each to each,”
Book II, Canto 36 · Siddhárth’s Speech
- lord: Daśaratha “Then great Siddhárth, inflamed with rage, The good old councillor and sage On whose wise rede the king relied,”
Book II, Canto 68 · The Envoys
- lord: Vaśishṭha “Nandan, Aśok, Siddhárth, attend, Your ears, Jayanta, Vijay, lend: Be yours, what need requires, to do: I speak these words to all of you.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.