Shatrughna
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Shatrughna (Sanskrit: शत्रुघ्न, lit. 'killer of enemies', IAST: Śatrughna) is a prince of Ayodhya, King of Madhupura and Vidisha, and a brother of Prince Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana.[2] He is also known as Ripudaman (vanquisher of foes). He is the twin of Lakshmana. He is a loyalist of Bharata, just like Lakshmana is to Rama. According to the Valmiki Ramayana, Shatrughna is an incarnation of the Sudarshana Chakra.[3] Shatrughna also appears as the 412th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata.
Shatrughna | |
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Affiliation | Avatar of Panchajanya Shankha, Vaishnavism |
Texts | Ramayana and its other versions |
Personal information | |
Parents | Dasharatha (father) Sumitra (mother) Kausalya (step-mother) Kaikeyi (step-mother) |
Siblings | Lakshmana (brother) Rama (half-brother) Bharata (half-brother) Shanta (half-sister) |
Spouse | Shrutakirti |
Children | Subahu Shatrughati[1] |
Dynasty | Raghuvamsha-Ikshvaku-Suryavamsha |
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.[4]