PURPORT

With reference to the Visnu-dharmottara, the Laghu-bhagavatamrta explains that Rama is an incarnation of Vasudeva, Laksmana is an incarnation of Saṅkarsana, Bharata is an incarnation of Pradyumna, and Satrughna is an incarnation of Aniruddha. The Padma Purana describes that Ramacandra is Narayana, and Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna are respectively Sesa, Cakra, and Saṅkha (the conchshell in the hand of Narayana). In the Rama-gita of the Skanda Purana, Laksmana, Bharata, and Satrughna have been described as the triple attendants of Lord Rama.