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Kausalya

Dasharatha's first queen and Rama's mother, who received half the payasam from the fire; in Tulsidas she is Shatarupa reborn, and the Lord shows her his four-armed form at his birth before becoming a baby at her request.

Sources: Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (English verse-by-verse and prose renderings, valmikiramayan.net); Tulsidas, Shri Ramcharitmanas, Bal Kand, dohas 141 to 152 and 186 to 198 (Gita Press Hindi edition with commentary, archive.org; Bharatkosh doha pages; the Ram Janam Stuti) · see Kausalya's web

Relations 2

Kausalya consort of

Dasharatha (King) · The payasam from the fire (the birth of Rama)

Kausalya parent of

Rama (Avatar) · The payasam from the fire (the birth of Rama)
She receives half the payasam and bears Rama on the ninth of Chaitra.

Stories 2

The payasam from the fire (the birth of Rama)
From the epics · as the mother, given half the payasam · 2 tellings
The vow Manu made (why Vishnu chose Dasharatha's house)
Legend · as Shatarupa reborn · 2 tellings

Cited

Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (English verse-by-verse and prose renderings, valmikiramayan.net) § 1.16.27 Primary text (translation)
Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda sargas 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (English verse-by-verse and prose renderings, valmikiramayan.net) § 1.18 Primary text (translation)
Tulsidas, Shri Ramcharitmanas, Bal Kand, dohas 141 to 152 and 186 to 198 (Gita Press Hindi edition with commentary, archive.org; Bharatkosh doha pages; the Ram Janam Stuti) § 191 Primary text (translation)