Bala Kanda · 14–16
The divine payasam from the Putrakameshti yajna was distributed according to tradition: the largest share to Kausalya (birth of Rama), sufficient portions to Kaikeyi (Bharata) and especially to Sumitra (the twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna). The exact fractions vary by retelling, but the result is four sons who are portions of Vishnu.
Aranya Kanda
रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः
"Rama is dharma itself, given form" — spoken by Maricha, of all beings, warning Ravana.
Bala Kanda · 70
At Rama's wedding in Mithila, sage Vasishtha recited the whole Ikshvaku line — from Brahma through Marichi, Kashyapa, Surya and Manu, down 33 kings to Dasharatha.
Sundara Kanda
Hanuman carries two lineages at once: Kesari-nandana, son of the vanara king Kesari and Anjana — and Vayu-putra, child of the wind god's grace.
Uttara Kanda
Kubera, god of wealth, and Ravana were half-brothers — both sons of sage Vishrava, grandson of Brahma. Ravana seized Lanka from Kubera himself.
Yuddha Kanda
Meghanada earned the name Indrajit — "conqueror of Indra" — after binding the king of the gods in battle and dragging him to Lanka.
After the epic
Bharata and Mandavi's sons, Taksha and Pushkala, are remembered as founders of Takshashila (Taxila) and Purushapura (Peshawar).
Bala Kanda · Ahalya
अहल्या
Cursed by her husband Gautama to become a stone (or invisible), Ahalya waited eons in the hermitage until the dust of Rama's feet restored her. One of the panchakanya whose name purifies.
Aranya Kanda · Shabari
An elderly tribal devotee who had waited her entire life for Rama. She tasted berries to ensure they were sweet before offering them. Rama accepted the "impure" fruit with joy — love over ritual.
Sundara Kanda
Before leaping the ocean, Hanuman grows to a colossal size. The gods and sages watch as the son of Vayu prepares to cross a hundred yojanas for Sita's sake alone.
Yuddha Kanda
After Ravana's fall, Vibhishana is crowned king of Lanka by Rama himself. The righteous rakshasa who chose dharma over blood receives the throne he never sought.