came across a passage by sri sri where he talks about the ramayana. what he said was quite amazing:

Ra in sanskrit means that which is radiant and "ma" means myself. that which shines forth within me is rama. that which is radiant in every particle of my being is rama.
rama was born to dashratha and kaushalya. dashratha means "the ten-charioted one" in sanskrit. it signifies the five sense organs and the five organs of action. kaushalya is sanskrit for "skilled". the skillful driver of the ten chariots can give birth to rama. when the five sense organs and the five organs of action are used skillfully, radiance is born within.
rama was born in ayodhya, which in sanskrit means "the place where no war can happen". when there is no conflict in our mind, then radiance can dawn.
lakshmana, the brother of rama, was born of sumitra - the good friend. when the five sense organs and five organs of action are cooperating within you, awareness is born and you become radiant. often we try to look within for radiance. just realize that you are radiant.