Urmila

Urmila
Wedding ceremony of Urmila and Lakshmana
Affiliation	Avatar of Nagalakshmi
Abode	Ayodhya, Vaikunth, Kshira Sagara
Texts	Ramayana and its other versions
Personal information
Born	Mithila, Videha
Died	Ayodhya
Parents	Janaka (father) Sunayana (mother)
Siblings	Sita (adoptive sister) Mandavi (cousin) Shrutakirti (cousin)
Spouse	Lakshmana
Children	Angada Chandraketu
Dynasty	Videha (by birth) Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha (by marriage)

Urmila (Sanskrit: ऊर्मिला, romanized: Urmilā) is a Hindu goddess and a princess featured in the Hindu epic Ramayana.^[1] Urmila is the wife of Lakshmana, the avatāra of Shesha and is considered to be an avatāra of Nagalakshmi. She is known for her dedication towards her husband, for her courage and sacrifice.^[2]

Urmila was born as the daughter of King Janaka of Mithila and Queen Sunayana. Sita, the female protagonist of the epic, is her elder adoptive sister. She was married to Lakshmana, after her sister's swayamvara. According to a legend, Urmila slept continuously for fourteen years, so that her husband could protect Rama and Sita during the exile. She is notable for this unparalleled sacrifice, which is called Urmila Nidra. Urmila is worshipped is Hinduism, at various places in India, alongside her husband.^[3]