Lord Rama: An Inspiration to Lead a Fulfilling Life

Historical epics are regarded as the soul of culture, carrying infinite psychological concepts worth understanding and applicability. Since history, Ramayana and Shrimad Bhagavad Gita have remained the core of religious understandings and beliefs as well as guided mankind through the tough times. The Hero of Ramayana is ‘Lord Rama’, honorably referred as “Maryada Purushottam” meaning one having strong moral baseline. This character can be studied variably in major episodes throughout the epic. Apart from serving as religious books, epics form foundation-stone for having a prototype of a screened and conceptualized lifestyle. This includes being responsible, logical, accepting, caring, administrative, motivating, emotionally stable etc. This paper conceptualizes some of these characters in psychological context which not only enlightens the readers with the utility of such epics and characters but also shows the deep-rooted psychology in it.