Shatrughna

Shatrughna
Shatrughna, the youngest Prince of Ayodhya
AffiliationAvatar of Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu
TextsRamayana and its other versions
Genealogy
Born
Ayodhya, Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Parents
SiblingsLakshmana (brother)
Rama (half-brother)
Bharata (half-brother)
SpouseShrutakirti
ChildrenSubahu
Shatrughati
DynastyRaghuvamsha-Suryavamsha

Shatrughna (Sanskrit: शत्रुघ्न, lit.'killer of enemies', IAST: Śatrughna), also known as Ripudaman, is the younger brother of Rama, and King of Madhupura and Vidisha, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is considered as an incarnation of the Sudarshana Chakra of god Vishnu, and was married to Shrutakirti.[1]

Shatrughna is the twin of Lakshmana. He is a loyalist of Bharata, just like Lakshmana is to Rama.[2] Shatrughna appears as the 412th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata.[3]

  1. ^ Dharma, Krishna (18 August 2020). Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-68383-919-4.
  2. ^ Books, Kausiki (21 December 2021). Valmiki Ramayana: Uttara Kanda: English translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books.
  3. ^ Naidu, S. Shankar Raju; Kampar, Tulasīdāsa (1971). "A comparative study of Kamba Ramayanam and Tulasi Ramayan". Shank. University of Madras. pp. 44, 148. Retrieved 21 December 2009.