Twisted Story of Shambuka. Anti Hindu agents twisted the story of Ramayana in order to demean Hinduism. They misinterpreted an unauthenticated part of Ramayana. <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication. com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-2960278825814307", enable_page_level_ads: true }); Shambuka a Shudra killed by Rama because he is doing penance? In Hinduism, everyone is entitled to do tapas if the intention is dharmic . Through puranic history, we have witnessed even asuras attained boon by tapas. In the case of Shambuka, Dharma is not compromised. As a King, Rama has his duty to preserve dharma in his reign. Sign of Adharmic. In the reign of good governance, not premature deaths. When a child dies prematurely, then it is a sign of adharmic issues going on. Rama found the Shambuka changing the rules and his intention was wrong, thus punis