Shurpnakha

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Shurpnakha / शूर्पणखा

Shurpnakha was a Rakshasi, daughter of Vishrava by his wife Kaikasi and sister of Ravan, Kumbhakarn and Vibhishan.
Shurpnakha, while wandering in the forest, came across Ram, Lakshman and Sita, who, being exiled, were residing at Panchvati.
On seeing Ram, she fell in love with him. Ram rejected her advances and referred her to Lakshman.Lakshman sent her back to Ram.
Enraged at being rejected by both of them, Shurpnakha attacked Sita, upon which Lakshman cut off her nose and ears and sent her scurrying.
Shurpnakha went to her cousin brothers Khar and Dushan, who attacked Ram at Panchvati, but were destroyed by the latter.
Shurpnakha then repaired to Ravan. She praised the beauty of Sita and thus instigated Ravan into kidnapping Sita, which finally led to the Ram-Ravan battle.
Shurpnakha was married to Vidyujjihva and was the mother of a son named Shambhu.

Ramayana

Ramayana