Urmila


Urmila ) is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She was the incarnation of Goddess Naga Lakshmi.
She was daughter of King Janaka of Mithila and Queen Sunaina and younger sister of Sita. She was wife of Lakshmana, younger brother of Rama. They had two sons - Angada and Chandraketu.
When Lakshman went to exile along with Ram and Sita, Urmila was ready to accompany him but he hesitated and asked her to stay back in Ayodhya to take care of his aging parents. Urmila is notable for her unparalleled sacrifice called Urmila Nidra
In Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, there is a temple dedicated to Lakshman and Urmila. The temple was built in 1870 AD by the then ruler Balwant Singh of Bharatpur and is considered as a royal temple by the royal family of Bharatpur State.

TV serial depictions

YearTV SeriesChannelCountryPlayed by
1987–1988Ramayan DD NationalIndiaAnjali Vyas
1997-2000Jai Hanuman DD MetroIndia
Monika
2000Vishnu PuranZee TVIndiaVineeta Thakur
2002Ramayan Zee TVIndiaAshwini
2008–2009Ramayan NDTV ImagineIndiaMeenakshi Arya
2011-2014Devon Ke Dev...MahadevLife OKIndiaGarima Jain
2012–2013Ramayan Zee TVIndiaPallavi Sapra
2015–2016Siya Ke RamStar PlusIndiaYukti Kapoor
2015–2017Sankatmochan Mahabali HanumanSony TVIndiaKhyati Mangla
2019–2020Ram Siya Ke Luv KushColors TVIndiaNisha Nagpal