SHATRUGHANA
Shatrughana was the youngest
brother of Lord Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayan. He was the
twin brother of Lakshmana. Shatrughna was born to the virtuous king of Ayodhya,
Dasarath, and his third wife, Queen Sumitra. Dasharatha's other two wives, Kaushalya
and kaikeyi had sons as well. Kaushalya had Rama and Kaikeyi had Bharat who
were Shatrughna's half-brothers. Shatrughna also had a blood-brother called Lakshman.
Shatrughna's name means "destroyer of enemies". Shatrughna was
married to Shrutakeerti, the daughter of King Kusadhbojan and his wife.
Shrutakeerti was the cousin of Sita, daughter of King Janaka. He is supposed to
be the reincarnation of Vishnu's sacred conch.Shatrughna has two
sons-Chitraketu and Subahu. When Rama is exiled, Shatrughna drags Kaikey’s old
nurse Manthara (who was responsible for poisoning the queen's mind against Rama)
and makes an attack to kill her, but he is restrained by Bharata who feels that
Rama would not approve. Bharata goes to Rama and asks him to come back to Ayodhya
but Rama refuses. Bharata rules Ayodhya from Nandigramam and is an excellent
leader, often referred to as the avatar of dharma. Shatrughna is instructed to
stay in the palace during this time.
Although
he plays a relatively minor role in the Ramayana Shatrughna is important to the
main story and goal of the epic. His chief exploit is the killing of Lavanasura
the demon King of Mathura, who was a nephew of Ravana the King of slain by Rama.
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