Sumitra
Sumitra
Sumitra (and Sumitrā) is a name used for more than one king, prince and queen in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Sumitrā: the third queen of Daśaratha, mother of Lakshmaṇa and Śatrughna, who blessed Lakshmaṇa to go with Bhagavān Rāma into exile. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Chapters 16–18; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, Chapter 31; Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Manohara Kāṇḍa, Chapter 2; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 5, 10
- Sumitra, Haihaya King: a king of the Haihaya line who lost his kingdom and lived on āśā (hope), and to whom the thin muni Kṛśa taught the Ṛshabha Gītā in the forest. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva, Chapters 125–128
Named in passing
- Sumitra, son of Śrī Kṛshṇa: the second of the ten sons of Śrī Kṛshṇa and Jāmbavatī, who fought Suratha in the last battle of the Yādavas at Prabhāsa, told on Jāmbavatī. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 10, Chapter 61; Skandha 11, Chapter 30
- Sumitra, the last Ikshvāku king: the son of Suratha, with whom, Śrī Śuka foretells, the Ikshvāku vaṃśa will end in the Kali yuga, told on Ikshvāku Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 12
- Sumitra, son of Vṛshṇi: a son of Vṛshṇi, son of Sātvata, and the brother of Yudhājit, in the Yādava line, told on Yadu Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 24
- Sumitra, son of Śamīka: a son of Śamīka by Sudāminī, in the Yādava line, told on Yadu Vaṃśa. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 24