maryada-purushottama
मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम maryādā puruṣottamaThe supreme person who keeps the boundaries: Rama as the perfect upholder of dharma, ideal son, husband and king.
Where this term appears
- Who is Rama? Deities
Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu and the prince of Ayodhya, revered as the *maryada purushottama*, the ideal man who upholds dharma whatever it costs him. His…
- What is the Ramayana? Scriptures
The tradition gives Rama a title for this: maryada purushottama , which is glossed as the supreme upholder of maryada , the proper limits and bounds, the perfect man within the line of right behaviour.
- The First Poem Treatise
Rama is held up as the maryada purushottama , the supreme person who keeps within the bounds, the one who does the right thing at every turn even when it costs him everything, the living measure of dharma .