Thursday, April 28, 2016

Shatrughna: In The Shadows of His Brothers

Even after his father’s death,
Rama didn’t return to Ayodhya
Bharata, who loved Rama
More than his mother, put
Rama’s sandals on the throne
And waited for fourteen years
On the outskirts of Ayodhya
Leaving the protection of kingdom
To Sandals 
And Shatrughna!

But it’s not the story of Shatrughna
Who in violent rage assaulted Manthra,
The evil plotter of Rama’s exile,
Before she was saved by Bharata
Did he loved Rama
Like Bharata and Lakshmana
We're never told
He watched over the kingdom ruled by Sandals
What demons he fought for all those fourteen years
We’re never told 
Even at the end of epic
He seemed to have begged his brothers 
To destroy Lavanasura, the demon king
Who was the real king of Ayodhya 
for all those fourteen years
We're never told

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