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	{{short description\|~~Sister~~ of ~~Hindu god~~ Rama}}		{{short description\|Wife of Rishyasringa and sister of Rama in epic Ramayana}}
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	\| dynasty =		\| dynasty =
	\| father = ~~[[Dashratha]]~~		\| father =
	\| mother = ~~[[Kaushalya]]~~		\| mother =
	\| spouse = [[Rishyasringa]]		\| spouse = [[Rishyasringa]]
	\| children =		\| children =
	\| affiliation = ~~Daughter of King [[Dasharatha]]~~		\| affiliation =
	\| siblings = [[Rama]] ~~(brother)~~<br>[[~~Lakshmana~~]]~~, [[Bharata~~ (~~Ramayana)\|Bharata]] and [[Shatrughna]] (half-brothers~~)		\| siblings = [[Rama]]<br />[[Chaturanga]] (adoptive brother)
	\| parents = ~~[[Dasharatha]] (father)<br />[[Kausalya\|Kaushalya]] (mother)<br />~~[[King_Romapada\|Romapada]] (adoptive father)<br />[[Vershini]] (adoptive mother)~~<br />~~[[~~Sumitra~~]] (~~step-mother~~)~~<br />~~[[~~Kaikeyi~~]] (~~step-mother~~)~~<br />~~		\| parents = [[King_Romapada\|Romapada]] (adoptive father)<br />[[Vershini]] (adoptive mother) [[Dasharatha]] (Biological father)
			[[Kaushalya]] (Biological Mother)
	}}		}}

	'''Shanta''' is ~~a character~~ in the ''[[Ramayana]]''. She ~~was~~ the daughter of King [[Dasharatha]]~~. Later she~~ was adopted by King [[Romapada]] of ~~Anga Pradesh~~.		'''Shanta''' ({{Langx\|sa\|शांता}}), is the princess of [[Anga]] in the Hindu epic ''[[Ramayana]]''. She is the wife of [[Rishyasringa]]. In northern recensions of the epic and later Indian literature, she is regarded as a daughter of King [[Dasharatha ]] and Queen [[Kausalya]], who was later adopted by King [[Romapada]] and Queen [[Vershini]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Goldman \|first=Robert P. \|title=The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India \|publisher=Princeton University Press \|year=1984 \|volume=I: Bālakāṇḍa \|pages=75\|quote=The northern recensions of the epic, and much of later Indian literature, regard Śāntā as actually a daughter of Daśaratha given in adoption to his friend and ally Lomapāda (Romapāda). On the basis of careful textual analysis, Asoke Chatterjee has shown this tradition to be a later invention of the northern redactors, owing its existence to their confusion of the Añga monarch, Daśaratha or Lomapāda, mentioned in several purānic genealogies, with the Kosalan Daśaratha.}}</ref>

	Shanta was ~~married to~~ [[~~Rishyasringa~~]], ~~son of~~ the ~~legendary Indian Hindu sage~~ [[~~Vibhandaka~~]]. ~~Rishyasringa performed a Putra Kameshthi yajna for~~ [[~~Dasharatha~~]]~~.<ref name="Valmiki Ramayan">{{cite web\|author=Rao~~, ~~Desiraju Hanumanta\|title=Bala Kanda~~ in ~~Prose~~, ~~Sarga 11\|url=https://sanskritdocuments~~.~~org/sites/valmikiramayan/baala/sarga11/bala_11_prose.htm~~\|~~work=Valmiki Ramayana\|publisher=Valmiki Ramayan~~.~~net\|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>~~<ref name=".B. Kanuga"/>		==Legend==
			Shanta was educated in the [[Vedas]], arts, craft as well as in warfare, and was considered to have been very beautiful. One day, while her father, the king Romapada, was busy in conversation with Shanta, a [[brahmin]] came to ask for help in cultivation in the days of the monsoon. Romapada did not pay attention to the brahmin's plight. This irritated and enraged the brahmin, who left the kingdom. [[Indra]], the god of rain, was unable to bear the insult to his devotee, so there was little rainfall during the monsoon season resulting in drought in the kingdom. Meanwhile, Dasharatha wanted a son to continue his legacy and enrich his royal dynasty. It was advised that the troubles of both kingdoms could only be alleviated by [[Yajna\|yajnas]] performed by a brahmin with powers that come from the observance of perfect chastity and that the only such person was Rishyasringa.<ref name=".B. Kanuga"/>

	~~==Life==~~		Rishyasringa had been raised by [[Vibhandak Rishi\|Vibhandaka]], isolated from society without knowledge of women. He had to be brought to the city and be persuaded to carry out the necessary yajna ceremonies. Despite their fear of the power and anger of Vibhandaka, both kings send young women to introduce the boy to the normal society, then Shanta fulfills this task and Rishyasringa marries Shanta, he then agrees to perform yajna for [[Anga]], during the recitation of it, it rained heavily, the public rejoiced and there were festivals in Anga.<ref name=".B. Kanuga">{{cite book\|author=Kanuga, G.B.\|title=The Immortal Love of Rama\|year=1993\|publisher=Yuganter Press\|location=New Delhi\|pages=48–49\|isbn=9781897829509 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zHgW9SezCqoC&pg=PA48}}</ref>
	~~She was educated in the~~ [[~~Vedas~~]], ~~arts, craft as well as in warfare, and was considered to have been very beautiful~~. ~~One day, while her father, the king Romapada, was busy in conversation with Shanta, a [[brahmin]] came~~ to ~~ask for help in cultivation in the days of the monsoon. Romapada did not pay attention~~ to the ~~brahmin's plight. This irritated~~ and ~~enraged~~ the ~~brahmin, who left the kingdom~~. ~~[[Indra]],~~ the ~~god~~ of ~~rain~~, ~~was unable~~ to ~~bear~~ the ~~insult~~ to ~~his devotee~~, ~~so there was little rainfall during the monsoon season resulting in drought in the kingdom. Meanwhile~~, ~~Dasharatha wanted a son~~ to ~~continue his legacy and enrich his royal dynasty. It was advised that the troubles of both kingdoms could only be alleviated by~~ [[~~Yajna\|yajnas~~]] ~~performed by a brahmin with powers that come from~~ the ~~observance~~ of ~~perfect chastity~~ and ~~that the only such person was Rishyasringa~~.<ref name=".B. Kanuga"/>

	Rishyasringa ~~had been raised by~~ [[~~Vibhandak Rishi~~]], ~~isolated from society without knowledge of women. He had to be brought to the city~~ and ~~be persuaded to carry out the necessary yajna ceremonies. Despite their fear of~~ the ~~power and anger~~ of ~~Vibhandak Rishi, both kings send young women to introduce~~ the ~~boy to the normal society, then Shanta fulfils this task and Rishyasringa marries Shanta, he then agrees to perform~~ yajna ~~for~~ [[~~Anga~~]], ~~during the recitation of it, it rained heavily~~, the ~~public rejoiced~~ and ~~there~~ were ~~festivals in Anga~~.<ref ~~name=".B. Kanuga"~~>{{~~cite~~ book\|~~author~~=~~Kanuga, G~~.B.\|title=The ~~Immortal Love~~ of ~~Rama~~\|~~year~~=~~1993~~\|publisher=~~Yuganter~~ Press~~\|location=New Delhi\|pages=48–49\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zHgW9SezCqoC&pg=PA48~~}}</ref>		Rishyasringa also performed a Putra Kameshthi [[yajna]] for Dasharatha to beget progeny, and as the consequence of the said [[yajna]] [[Rama]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)\|Bharata]], and the twins [[Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]] were born.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1bmzkgh \|title=The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II: Ayodhyakāṇḍa \|date=1986 \|publisher=Princeton University Press}}</ref>

	~~Rishyasringa also performed a Putra Kameshthi~~ [[~~yajna~~]] ~~for Dasharatha to beget progeny, and as the consequence~~ of ~~the said [[Yajna]] was born: [[Rama]],~~ [[~~Bharata (Ramayana)\|Bharata~~]], and the ~~twins~~ [[~~Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]]. There is a temple at [[Kigga~~]]~~, a small~~ town ~~near~~ [[~~Sringeri~~]], ~~Karnataka, where idols of Shringa Rishi and Goddess Shanta~~ are ~~hosted.~~ Shanta ~~is said to have nursed Dasharatha on his death bed~~.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=https://www.~~sringeri~~.~~net~~/~~history~~/~~sage~~-~~rishyashringa~~\|title=~~Sage-rishyashringa~~\|~~website~~=~~sringeri.net.in~~\|~~access-date~~=~~2020-08-08~~}}</ref>		==Worship==
			In the [[Kullu]] district of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and in the [[Sringeri]] town of [[Karnataka]], there are temples dedicated to Shanta and her husband Rishyasringa.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/spiritual/lord-ram-also-had-a-sister-shanta-devi-who-has-a-temple-dedicated-to-her-in-india-article-106920513 \|title=Did you know Lord Rama also had a sister? There is a Temple decidated to her and her husband \|accessdate=28 January 2024\|work=Times Now News}}</ref>

	~~Rebirth~~		== In popular culture ==
			[[Zalak Desai]] portrayed Shanta in the 2015 series ''[[Siya Ke Ram]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Siya-Ke-Ram-Everything-you-want-to-know-about-the-show/photostory/49574651.cms\|title=StarPlus' Siya Ke Ram: Everything you should know about the show\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> [[Parvathy Jayaram]] played Shanta in the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie ''[[Vaisali (film)\|Vaishali]].''
	~~According~~ to ~~Mahabharata,~~ Shanta ~~was reborn as Shashwathi,~~ the ~~sister of~~ [[~~Pandava~~\|~~Pandavas~~]].

	==References==		==References==
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{{short description|Sister of Hindu god Rama}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| image = Rsyasrnga travels to Ayodhya with Santa.jpg
| caption = Rishyasringa travels to Ayodhya with Shanta
| name = Shanta
| Devanagari =
| Sanskrit_transliteration =
| dynasty =
| father = [[Dashratha]]
| mother = [[Kaushalya]]
| spouse = [[Rishyasringa]]
| children =
| affiliation = Daughter of King [[Dasharatha]]
| siblings = [[Rama]] (brother) [[Lakshmana]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] and [[Shatrughna]] (half-brothers)
| parents = [[Dasharatha]] (father) [[Kausalya|Kaushalya]] (mother) [[King_Romapada|Romapada]] (adoptive father) [[Vershini]] (adoptive mother) [[Sumitra]] (step-mother) [[Kaikeyi]] (step-mother) 
}}

'''Shanta''' is a character in the ''[[Ramayana]]''. She was the daughter of King [[Dasharatha]]. Later she was adopted by King [[Romapada]] of Anga Pradesh.

Shanta was married to [[Rishyasringa]], son of the legendary Indian Hindu sage [[Vibhandaka]]. Rishyasringa performed a Putra Kameshthi yajna for [[Dasharatha]].<ref name="Valmiki Ramayan">{{cite web|author=Rao, Desiraju Hanumanta|title=Bala Kanda in Prose, Sarga 11|url=https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/valmikiramayan/baala/sarga11/bala_11_prose.htm|work=Valmiki Ramayana|publisher=Valmiki Ramayan.net|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=".B. Kanuga"/>

==Life==
She was educated in the [[Vedas]], arts, craft as well as in warfare, and was considered to have been very beautiful. One day, while her father, the king Romapada, was busy in conversation with Shanta, a [[brahmin]] came to ask for help in cultivation in the days of the monsoon. Romapada did not pay attention to the brahmin's plight. This irritated and enraged the brahmin, who left the kingdom. [[Indra]], the god of rain, was unable to bear the insult to his devotee, so there was little rainfall during the monsoon season resulting in drought in the kingdom. Meanwhile, Dasharatha wanted a son to continue his legacy and enrich his royal dynasty. It was advised that the troubles of both kingdoms could only be alleviated by [[Yajna|yajnas]] performed by a brahmin with powers that come from the observance of perfect chastity and that the only such person was Rishyasringa.<ref name=".B. Kanuga"/>

Rishyasringa had been raised by [[Vibhandak Rishi]], isolated from society without knowledge of women. He had to be brought to the city and be persuaded to carry out the necessary yajna ceremonies. Despite their fear of the power and anger of Vibhandak Rishi, both kings send young women to introduce the boy to the normal society, then Shanta fulfils this task and Rishyasringa marries Shanta, he then agrees to perform yajna for [[Anga]], during the recitation of it, it rained heavily, the public rejoiced and there were festivals in Anga.<ref name=".B. Kanuga">{{cite book|author=Kanuga, G.B.|title=The Immortal Love of Rama|year=1993|publisher=Yuganter Press|location=New Delhi|pages=48–49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zHgW9SezCqoC&pg=PA48}}</ref>

Rishyasringa also performed a Putra Kameshthi [[yajna]] for Dasharatha to beget progeny, and as the consequence of the said [[Yajna]] was born: [[Rama]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], and the twins [[Lakshmana]] and [[Shatrughna]]. There is a temple at [[Kigga]], a small town near [[Sringeri]], Karnataka, where idols of Shringa Rishi and Goddess Shanta are hosted. Shanta is said to have nursed Dasharatha on his death bed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sringeri.net/history/sage-rishyashringa|title=Sage-rishyashringa|website=sringeri.net.in|access-date=2020-08-08}}</ref>

Rebirth

According to Mahabharata, Shanta was reborn as Shashwathi, the sister of [[Pandava|Pandavas]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ramayana}}
{{HinduMythology}}

[[Category:Characters in the Ramayana]]
[[Category:Raghuvamsa]]

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Robertoson: further expanded section to improve readability additionally and cleaned formatting per standard format

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