page_title: Shatrughna
section_title: Birth and family
hierarchical_section_title: Shatrughna / Birth and family
caption_attribution_description: English: Image showing the birth of the four divine sons of King Dasaratha. Dasaratha ruled a land called Koshala in northern India and his capital was Ayodha. In this image, Dasaratha is seated under a white canopy. Inside the palace, on the top floor to the left is Queen Sumitra with her twins. On the top floor to the right is Queen Kausalya with Rama. On the bottom floor is Queen Kaikeyi with Bharata. Meanwhile in the street, the people of Ayodhya dance and sing in the streets in celebration at the royal births.(Ramayana from Udaipur)
context_page_description: Shatrughna, also spelled as Shatrughan was the youngest brother of Lord Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is also known as Ripudaman. He is brother of Lakshmana. According to Valmiki Ramayana, Shatrughna is one half component of manifest Vishnu. Shatrughna also appears as the 412th name of Vishnu in Vishnu Sahasranama of Mahabharata.
  According to the Ramayana, Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu while Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna are considered as part-incarnations of Sheshanaga, Sudarshan chakra and
  Shankha respectively.
  The Khuthan block of Jaunpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is named after him.
context_section_description: Shatrughna was born to the virtuous king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha and his second wife, Queen Sumitra, princess of Kashi. Dasharatha's other two wives, Kaushalya and Kaikeyi, had sons as well. Kaushalya had Rama and Kaikeyi had 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 - Shatrughati and  Subahu.
caption: Birth of four sons of King Dasharatha
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