Shrutakirti

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Shrutakirti or Shrutakeerti (IAST Śrutakīrti) was a princess and daughter of King Kushadhwaja and Queen Chandrabhaga.[1] She was wife of Shatrughna, younger brother of Rama.

For character from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, see Upapandavas § Shrutakarma.
Shrutakirti
Ramayana character
Marriage of Shrutakirti and her 3 sisters
In-universe information
Family
SpouseShatrughna
ChildrenShatrughati, Subahu

Life

Shrutakirti's father Kushadhwaja was king of Sankasya.[2] He was brother of Mithila's king Janaka, father of Sita.[3][4] Shrutakirti also had an elder sister Mandavi.[5]

Shrutakirti was married to ayodhya's king Dasharatha's fourth and youngest son Shatrughna. They had two sons, Shatrughati and Subahu.[6] Later Shrutakirti became queen of Madhupura (Mathura) when her husband Shatrughna captured the capital after killing Lavanasura.[7]

YearTV SeriesChannelCountryPlayed by
1987–1988Ramayan (TV series)DD NationalIndiaPoonam Shetty
1997-2000Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series)DD MetroIndia

Samreen Naaz

2002Ramayan (2002 TV series)Zee TVIndiaMalini Kapoor
2015–2016Siya Ke RamStar PlusIndiaTanvi Madhyan
2019–2020Ram Siya Ke Luv KushColors TVIndiaNikita Tiwari

References
  1. Dawar, Sonalini Chaudhry (2006). Ramayana, the Sacred Epic of Gods and Demons. Om Books International. ISBN 9788187107675.
  2. GUPTA, SEEMA (2 January 2013). Ramayana. V&S Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5057-334-1.
  3. Tulasīdāsa's Śrī Rāmacaritamānasa: The Holy Lake of the Acts of Rāma. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. 1999. ISBN 978-81-208-0762-4.
  4. "Goddess Sita had three sisters, know about them". News Track. 1 May 2020.
  5. Prakāśa, Veda; Guptā, Praśānta (1998). Vālmīkī Rāmāyaṇa. Ḍrīmalaiṇḍa Pablikeśansa. ISBN 978-81-7301-254-9.
  6. Debroy, Bibek (2005). The History of Puranas. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-8090-062-4.
  7. Pargiter, F.E. (1972). Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p.170.


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