| Kausalya | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Kosala | |
 Kausalya gives birth to Rama | |
| Spouse | Dasharatha |
| Issue | Rama |
| House | Ayodhya |
| Dynasty | Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha (by marriage) |
| Religion | Hindu |
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Kausalya (Sanskrit: कौसल्या, IAST: Kausalyā) is a queen of Kosala in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is the first queen consort of Dasharatha, who ruled Kosala from its capital Ayodhya. She is the mother of Rama, the male protagonist of the epic.[1] She is a secondary character in the Ramayana, so only aspects of her life are described in detail.[2]
- ^ "The Ramayana in Sanskrit: Book 1: Chapter 5".
- ^ The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II: Ayodhyakāṇḍa. Princeton University Press. 1986.