How Did Ram And Lakshman Die In Ramayana?

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How Ram And Lakshman Ended Their Avatar In Ramayana?

0:00 Introduction
0:51 Yama Arrives To Meet Ram
2:33 Sage Durvasa Comes To Meet Ram
3:16 Lakshman Disobeys Ram's Order
4:01 Ram Reaches To Vashishtha For Help
4:50 Lakshman Decides To Kill Himself
5:25 Ram Decides To End His Avatar

The story Lakshman ending his avatar is mainly found in the Puranas.

After returning to Ayodhya, Shri Rama ruled his kingdom for several years. There was peace and prosperity on earth. Dharma was flourishing. His sons and the sons of his brothers were made kings in many parts of the large empire that he ruled. During this period, Sita Devi also disappeared from earth when she merged with Bhudevi (Mother Earth).

Yama (Kala), the lord of death, arrived at the palace of Sri Rama disguised as a pious sage and requested a meeting with him. Lord Ram received his guest. Yama said that he wanted to have a private discussion with Lord Ram and would not want anyone in the room. He put forth a condition that no one should interfere them or attempt to see or hear their conversation while they were in discussion. If anyone interferes, that person should be given a death penalty. Lord Ram gave the word to Yama.

Lord Ram summoned Lakshman and asked him to guard the door such that none could enter the room or hear their conversation. He was also told about the condition put by Yama. Lakshman assured that nobody would interrupt them and stood outside as the chambers as a guard.

While this meeting between Yama and Rama was on going, Sage Durvasa, the hotheaded saint who was well-known for his shirt temper and curses, appeared in Ayodhya and demanded an immediate meet with Sri Ram.
Lakshman tried to convince him to have patience and wait for some time by explaining him situation, but Sage Durvasa became angry. He thought he was being disrespected by the King of Ayodhya by making a pious sage wait outside his door. His anger began shooting the peak and he threatened to curse the entire city of Ayodhya to burn down to ashes.

After meeting with sage Durvasa, Sri Ram now had to declare death penalty to Lakshman. He could not dare take that decision and reached out to his Guru Sage Vasishta. Muni Vasishtha advised that Lakshman was a big devotee of Shri Ram and his life was all about his brother. The ultimate reason for Lakshman’s life, his living, his happiness and his sorrows was all Lord Ram. So, if one could take him away from his elder brother Ram, it would be like destroying his purpose of living. He suggested that if Rama abandoned Lakshman and sent him away from the kingdom, it would be equal to a death penalty for Lakshman. Lord Ram agreed to his Guru’s advice.

Meanwhile, Lakshman also realized that the arrival of Yama to meet Ram had other objectives. He understood that time has for Shri Ram to end his avatar on earth.

When Sri Ram told Lakshman about abandonment, the younger brother told that he would accept death but not staying away from Sri Ram. Lakshman then walked into the Sarayu River and drowns himself taking Jal Samadhi to fulfill his brother’s promise. Lakshmana then took the form of Ananta Shesha and waited for Rama in the milky ocean.

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