Ayodhyā
Sumitrā
Queen of Daśaratha, mother of Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna. One of the most quoted blessings in the poem.
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa sarga 40Vālmīki (primary text)In the text
Sumitrā is the third of Daśaratha's chief queens, usually seen in the shadow of Kausalyā and Kaikeyī. When Lakṣmaṇa comes to say goodbye before following Rāma into exile, she sends him with a blessing and no protest. After Rāma leaves, she steadies Kausalyā in her grief.
Primary text: Śrīmad Vālmīkīya Rāmāyaṇa, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Later traditions and living-tradition associations are labelled as such. Return to the Rāmāyaṇa World.