Shrutakirti
The marriage ceremony of Rama and Sita.jpg
Wedding ceremony of Shrutakirti.
TextsRamayana
Personal information
ParentsKushadhvaja (father), Chandrabhaga (mother)
SpouseShatrughna
ChildrenSubahu
Shatrughati
DynastyRaghuvamsha (by marriage)

Shrutakirti (Sanskrit: श्रुतकीर्ति, romanized: Śrutakīrti) is a princess featured in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is the daughter of King Kushadhvaja and queen Chandrabhaga.[1] She is the wife of Shatrughna, the younger brother of Rama.[2]

Legend

Shrutakirti is the Princess of Sāṃkāśya, and the younger daughter of King Kushadhvaja. Shrutakirti's elder sister, Mandavi, is married to Bharata.[3]

Shrutakirti is married to Ayodhya's king Dasharatha's fourth and youngest son, Shatrughna. They have two sons, Subahu and Shatrughati. [4]

She used to take care of her in-laws, along with her sister Mandavi when her eldest sister Sita along with her brothers-in-law Rama and Lakshmana were exiled, and Urmila slept in the place of her husband. Later, Shrutakirti became the queen of Madhupura (Mathura) when her husband Shatrughna captured the capital after killing Lavanasura.[5]

References

  1. ^ Dawar, Sonalini Chaudhry (2006). Ramayana, the Sacred Epic of Gods and Demons. Om Books International. ISBN 9788187107675.
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (21 September 2015). "Shrutakirti, Śrutakīrti, Śrutakīrtī, Shruta-kirti: 11 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ Prakāśa, Veda; Guptā, Praśānta (1998). Vālmīkī Rāmāyaṇa. Ḍrīmalaiṇḍa Pablikeśansa. ISBN 978-81-7301-254-9.
  4. ^ "The Ramayana and Mahabharata: Conclusion". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ Pargiter, F.E. (1972). Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.170.
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