Raghu

Family: Ayodhyá · Role: ancestor · First appears: Book I, Canto 13 · The Sacrifice Finished

In Book I, Canto 70, Raghu is named in the line of descent from Kakutstha: “From him came Raghu, feared by foes,” and Kalmáshapáda is said to have sprung from him. In Book I, Canto 13, Daśaratha is identified as Raghu’s younger kin; in Book IV, Canto 2, Ráma and Lakshmaṇ are called sons of Raghu.

Relationship record

Book I, Canto 13 · The Sacrifice Finished

• younger kin: Daśaratha “And thus to Raghu’s son they cried:”

Book I, Canto 70 · The Maidens Sought

• parent: Kakutstha “From him came Raghu, feared by foes,”
• child: Kalmáshapáda “Of him sprang Purushádak bold,”

Book II, Canto 110 · The Sons Of Ikshváku

• parent: Kakutstha “Kakutstha’s son was Raghu: thou”
• child: Kalmáshapáda “From him came Purushádak bold, Fierce hero of gigantic mould:”

Book IV, Canto 2 · Sugríva’s Alarm

• younger kin: Ráma (Ráma is one of the sons of Raghu.) “The high-souled sons of Raghu saw,”
• younger kin: Lakshmaṇ (Lakshmaṇ is one of the sons of Raghu.) “The high-souled sons of Raghu saw,”

Book IV, Canto 17 · Báli’s Speech

• younger kin: Ráma “From Raghu is thy long descent, For duteous deeds prëeminent:”

Book IV, Canto 27 · Ráma On The Hill

• younger kin: Ráma “This said, the son of Raghu made His dwelling in that pleasant shade”

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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.