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{{Infobox deity<br />
| image = Satrughna, the youngest brother of Rāma..jpg<br />
| caption = Shatrughna, the youngest brother of Rama bhagwan<br />
| father = [[Dasharatha]]<br />
| mother = [[Sumitra]]<br />
| siblings = [[Lakshmana]] (brother)<br>[[Rama]] (half-brother)<br>[[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] (half-brother)<br>[[Shanta]] (step-sister)<br />
| spouse = [[Shrutakirti]]<br />
| children = [[Subahu (Shatrughna's son)|Subahu]] <br/> [[Shatrughati]]<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/dutt/ramaconc.htm Ramayana – Conclusion], translated by Romesh C. Dutt (1899)</ref><br />
| affiliation = [[Avatar]] of Sudarshan Chakra<br />
| parents = [[Dasharatha]] (father)<br />[[Sumitra]] (mother)<br />[[Kausalya|Kaushalya]] (step-mother)<br />[[Kaikeyi]] (step-mother)<br /><br />
| type = Hindu<br />
| texts = [[Ramayana]] and [[Versions of Ramayana|its other versions]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Raghuvanshi]]-[[Ikshvaku dynasty|Ikshvaku]]-[[Suryavansha|Suryavanshi]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Shatrughna''''' ({{lang-sa|text=शत्रुघ्न|translit=śatrughna|lit=killer of enemies}}) was a brother of Lord [[Rama]] in the [[Hindu]] epic ''[[Ramayana]]''. He is also known as '''''Ripudaman'''''. He was the elder brother of [[Lakshmana]]. According to Valmiki Ramayana, Shatrughna was one half component of manifest Vishnu (Rama). Shatrughna also appears as the 412th name of Vishnu in the [[Vishnu Sahasranama]] of the Mahabharata.<br />
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According to the ''[[Ramayana]]'', Rama was the seventh avatar of [[Vishnu]], while [[Lakshmana]], Bharata and Shatrughna were part-incarnations of [[Sheshanaga]], [[Shankha]] and [[Sudarshana Chakra|Sudarshan chakra]] respectively.<ref name= Naidu>{{Cite book|last= Naidu |first= S. Shankar Raju|author2=Kampar, Tulasīdāsa |title= A comparative study of Kamba Ramayanam and Tulasi Ramayan| work=Shank| pages=44,148| access-date=2009-12-21| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=okVXAAAAMAAJ&q=Shankha&dq=Shankha|publisher= University of Madras|year=1971}}</ref><br />
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The [[Khuthan]] block of [[Jaunpur district]] of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] is named after him.<br />
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==Birth and family==<br />
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[[File:Four Sons of Dasaratha.jpg|thumb|250px|Birth of four sons of King [[Dasharatha]]]]<br />
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Shatrughna was born to the virtuous king of [[Ayodhya]], [[Dasharatha]], and his second wife, Queen [[Sumitra]], a princess of [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kashi]]. Dasharatha's other two wives, [[Kaushalya]] and [[Kaikeyi]], had sons as well. Kaushalya had [[Rama]] and Kaikeyi had [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], who were Shatrughna's half-brothers. Shatrughna's twin brother was [[Lakshmana]]. Shatrughna was married to [[Shrutakirti]], daughter of [[Kushadhwaja]], [[Janaka]]'s younger brother. Thus, Shrutakirti was [[Sita]]'s cousin. They had two sons - [[Subahu (Shatrughna's son)|Subahu]] and [[Shatrughati]].<br />
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==Rama's exile==<br />
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[[Image:Dasharatha four sons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bharata and Shatrughna leave for Kaikeya, taking leave from Dasharatha, Rama and Lakshmana]]<br />
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When Rama was exiled, Shatrughna dragged Kaikeyi's old nurse [[Manthara]] (who was responsible for poisoning the queen's mind against Rama) and tried to kill her, but he was restrained by [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], who felt that Rama would not approve.<br />
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Bharata went to Rama and asked him to come back to Ayodhya, but Rama refused. Bharata ruled Ayodhya from Nandigramam and was an excellent leader, often referred to as the avatar of dharma. Though Bharata was the king designate of Ayodhya during Rama's exile, it was Shatrughna who took care of the administration of the whole kingdom during Rama's absence. Shatrughna also was the only solace for the three queen mothers during the absence of Rama, Lakshmana and Bharata from Ayodhya.<br />
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==Rebuked Manthara==<br />
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[[Manthara]] appears only once in the ''Ramayana'' after Rama's banishment. Having been rewarded by Kaikeyi with costly clothing and jewels, she was walking in the palace gardens when Bharata and his half-brother Shatrughna came upon her. Seeing her, Shatrughna flew into a violent rage over Rama's banishment and assaulted her murderously. Kaikeyi begged Bharata to save her, which he did, telling Shatrughna that it is a sin to kill a woman and that Rama would be furious with them both if he did such a thing. He relented and the brothers left, while Kaikeyi attempted to comfort Manthara.<br />
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==The Slaying of Lavanasura==<br />
[[File:Satrughna slays Lavana.jpg|thumb|Shatrughna slays Lavana|alt=|288x288px]]<br />
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Although he played a relatively minor role in the ''[[Ramayana]]'', Shatrughna was important to the main story and goal of the epic. His chief exploit was the killing of [[Lavanasura]], the demon King of Madhupura ([[Mathura]]),<ref name="p1">Pargiter, F.E. (1972). ''Ancient Indian Historical Tradition'', Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.170.</ref> who was a nephew of [[Ravana]], the King of [[Lanka]], slain by Rama.<br />
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Lavanasura was the son of Madhu, the pious demon-king after whom the city of Madhupura was named. Madhu's wife and Lavanusara's mother Kumbhini was a sister of [[Ravana]]. Lavanasura was holder of the divine ''Trishula'' (Trident) of Lord [[Shiva]], and nobody was able to kill him or prevent him from committing sinful activities.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Maltinandan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ABRVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=lavanasura+trishul#q=lavanasura%20trishul|title=Chalein Such Ki Aur|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-93-5206-582-0|language=hi}}</ref><br />
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Shatrughna begged Rama and his elder brothers to allow him the opportunity to serve them by killing Lavanasura. Shatrughna killed the demon with an arrow imbibed with the power of [[Vishnu]]. After Lavanasura's death, Rama crowned him King of Madhupura.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Agarwal|first=Meena|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t-QdDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT143&dq=lavanasura#q=lavanasura|title=Tales From The Ramayan|date=2016-09-22|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-5261-304-5|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Retirement==<br />
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After Rama, the seventh [[Avatar]] of [[Vishnu]] completed 11,000 years of perfectly pious rule upon earth, he walked into the river [[Sarayu]] to return to his true and eternal [[Mahavishnu]] form. [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] and Shatrughna followed him into the river and merged into [[Mahavishnu]].<br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! TV Series !! Channel !! Country !! Played by<br />
|-<br />
| 1987–1988 || [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan (TV series)]] || [[DD National]] || [[India]] || Sameer Rajda <br />
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| 1997-2000|| [[Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series)]] || [[DD Metro]] || [[India]] || <br />
Hitesh Kumar <br />
|-<br />
| 2002 ||[[Ramayan (2002 TV series)]]||[[Zee TV]]||[[India]]|| <br />
Amit Pachori<br />
|-<br />
| 2008 - 2009||[[Ramayan (2008 TV series)]]||[[Ndtv Imagine]]||[[India]]|| <br />
Lalit Negi <br />
|-<br />
| 2011-2014 || [[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]] || [[Life OK]] || [[India]] || [[Harshad Arora]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2012 - 2013||[[Ramayan (2012 TV series)]]||[[Zee TV]]||[[India]]|| <br />
Gaurav Roopdas <br />
|-<br />
| 2015–2016 || [[Siya Ke Ram]] || [[Star Plus]] || [[India]] || Pratham Kunwar <br />
|-<br />
| 2019–2020 || [[Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush]] || [[Colors TV]] || [[India]] || Akhil Kataria<br />
|}<br />
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==Temples==<br />
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* [[Shatrughna Temple]] at Payammal in [[Thrissur District]] of [[Kerala]]<br />
* Shatrughna Temple at [[Muni Ki Reti]], [[Rishikesh]]<br />
* Shatrughna Temple near Kans-tila, [[Mathura]], UP<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302131210/http://ancientindians.wordpress.com/satrughna/ Satrughna and Mathura in the Uttarakanda]<br />
* [http://yaneshtyagi.blogspot.com/2011/08/shatrughna-temple-rishikesh.html Shatrughna Temple at Muni Ke Reti, Rishikesh]<br />
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