The series showcases the life of Rama, the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It shows how he dealt with hardships in his life and how his life became an inspiration. It also showcases the ordeal and journey he went through to free his beloved wife, Sita (Incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi), from the rakshasa king Ravana, who abducted her. Lord Ram is born to King Dasharatha and Kaushalya while Bharat (incarnation of Vishnu's Shankha) is born to Kaikeyi and Lakshman (Sheshanaga) and Shatrughan (Sudarshan Chakra) are born to Sumitra. King Janak and Queen Sunayana get Sita from the Land. She grows up with her sister Urmila (Nagalakshmi) and cousins Mandavi (Lakshmi's Shankha) and Shrutkirti (Lakshmi's Chakra) and Sita lifts Lord Mahadev's Bow pinaka. After growing up Ram and Lakshman defeat Tataka and her sons with the guidance of Sage Vishwamitra and reaches Mithila. Ram - Sita, Bharat - Mandavi, Lakshman - Urmila and Shatrughan - Shrutkirti get married. Manthara, along with Kaikeyi sends them to exile. The rest of the story is about the difficulties and hardships they faced during and after the exile and how Lord Ram defeated Ravan without leaving Dharma(righteousness).The show then focuses on Lav and Kush, The sons of Lord Ram And Goddess Sita and their Reunion. Goddess Sita spends 12 years into the forest nurturing Lav and Kush as Sita is sent once again on exile when a launder questions Sita's purity. She lives in Lord Valmiki's Aashram. Lav and Kush eventually engage in war with Lord Ram without knowing Goddess Sita is their mother and Lord Ram is their father, this leads to the family's reunion but Sita's purity is once again in question so Sita returns to mother earth. As the time of Lord Ram's departure from mortal world nears, lakshman takes jal samadhi and returns to Sheshnaag form. Lord Ram later crowns Lav as King of North Ayodhya with Lavpuri as his capital kingdom and Kush is crowned as King of South Ayodhya with Kushavati as his capital kingdom. The sons of Bharat, Lakshman and Shatrughan are also given their respective kingdom's to rule. Bharat's son elder Pushkala ruled over Pushkalavati and younger son Taksha ruled over Takshila. Lakshman' s elder son Angad was given kingdom of Karupada and younger son Chandraketu ruled over a Kingdom named Chandrakanta. Shatrughna's elder son Subahu ruled over Madhupur and younger son, Shatrughati was crowned as King of Vidisha. At last Ram, Bharat and Shatrughna take jal samadhi while Hanuman and Vibhishan are asked to stay in mortal world until Lord Vishnu takes their final avatar in Kal Yug and help him in re-establish dharma in Kal Yug.