Shatrughna

Shatrughna
Shatrughna
	Shatrughna, the youngest Prince of Ayodhya
Affiliation	Avatar of Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu
Texts	Ramayana and its other versions
Personal information
Born	Ayodhya, Kosala
Parents	Dasharatha (father); Sumitra (mother);
Siblings	Lakshmana (brother); Rama (half-brother); Bharata (half-brother)
Spouse	Shrutakirti
Children	Subahu ; Shatrughati
Dynasty	Raghuvamsha-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. He was married to Shrutakirti.^[1]

Shatrughan is the twin of Lakshmana. He is a loyalist of Bharata, just like Lakshmana is to Rama.^[2] Shatrughna also appears as the 412th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata. According to the Ramayana, Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu, while Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna, are the avatars of Shesha, the Panchajanya, and the Sudarshana Chakra respectively.^[3]

^ Dharma, Krishna (18 August 2020). Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-68383-919-4.
^ Books, Kausiki (21 December 2021). Valmiki Ramayana: Uttara Kanda: English translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books.
^ 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.

[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.

[Naidu-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.

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