Sumitra

Sumitra (Sanskrit:सुमित्रा, Tamil: சுமித்திரை (/ˈ/), Burmese: Thumitra, Malay: Samutra, Khmer: សមុទ្រ, Thai:สมุทรเทวี Samutthra Thewi) in the Indian epic Ramayana, was the third of King Dasharatha's three wives and a queen of Ayodhya. She was the mother of twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna. She came from the ancient kingdom of Kashi. She was third wife of King Dasharatha. She was the wisest of the wives of Dasaratha. She was the one to first realize that Rama was the incarnation of Lord Narayana. She even encouraged Lakshmana to accompany Rama and serve him during his exile. Sumitra often helped Dashratha with his problems.