Lord Rama stands out as the most glorious of all characters found in scriptural literature. In the Ramayana sage Valmiki has symbolise'd Rama as an ideal of perfection. No other character has been described with such idealistic perfection displayed in all aspects of life in a single individual. He was a perfect son, an ideal king, a true husband, a real friend, a devoted brother, a noble enemy etc. Lord Rama carried his bow and arrows all the time. This symbolises his alertness and readiness to fight against iniquity and thus establish justice and peace.