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{{short description| | {{short description|Wife of Rishyasringa and sister of Rama in epic Ramayana}} | ||
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| father = | | father = | ||
| mother = | | mother = | ||
| spouse = [[Rishyasringa]] | | spouse = [[Rishyasringa]] | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
| affiliation = | | affiliation = | ||
| siblings = [[Rama]] | | siblings = [[Rama]]<br />[[Chaturanga]] (adoptive brother) | ||
| parents = | | parents = [[King_Romapada|Romapada]] (adoptive father)<br />[[Vershini]] (adoptive mother) [[Dasharatha]] (Biological father) | ||
[[Kaushalya]] (Biological Mother) | |||
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'''Shanta''' is | '''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 | ==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"/> | |||
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> | |||
Rishyasringa | 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> | ||
==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> | |||
== 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]].'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Rishyasringa travels to Ayodhya with Shanta | |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Romapada (adoptive father) Vershini (adoptive mother) Dasharatha (Biological father) Kaushalya (Biological Mother) |
| Siblings | Rama Chaturanga (adoptive brother) |
| Spouse | Rishyasringa |
Shanta (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), 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.[1]
Legend[edit | edit source]
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 yajnas performed by a brahmin with powers that come from the observance of perfect chastity and that the only such person was Rishyasringa.[2]
Rishyasringa had been raised by 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.[2]
Rishyasringa also performed a Putra Kameshthi yajna for Dasharatha to beget progeny, and as the consequence of the said yajna Rama, Bharata, and the twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna were born.[3]
Worship[edit | edit source]
In the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh and in the Sringeri town of Karnataka, there are temples dedicated to Shanta and her husband Rishyasringa.[4]
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
Zalak Desai portrayed Shanta in the 2015 series Siya Ke Ram.[5] Parvathy Jayaram played Shanta in the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie Vaishali.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Goldman, Robert P. (1984). The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India. Vol. I: Bālakāṇḍa. Princeton University Press. p. 75.
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kanuga, G.B. (1993). The Immortal Love of Rama. New Delhi: Yuganter Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 9781897829509.
- ↑ The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II: Ayodhyakāṇḍa. Princeton University Press. 1986.
- ↑ "Did you know Lord Rama also had a sister? There is a Temple decidated to her and her husband". Times Now News. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "StarPlus' Siya Ke Ram: Everything you should know about the show". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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