The development of science supported by the communication and information technology indirectly has brought great influence to the life of society. Changes that occurred resulted in various things including among others on the awareness and love of the people to the culture and the value of the nation itself. Therefore, it is necessary for human resources who have a solid identity, such identity can grow from the inheritance and development of noble values of the nation as it is found in written sources in the form of literary works. Kekawin satrughna is one of literature that contains many noble values of national culture and the meaning of Hindu education in it so it needs to be studied more deeply. The problem in this research are: (1) How is the structure of kekawin satrughna?; (2) How does the character of the satrughna figure contribute to ethical behavior ?; and (3) How is the interpretation of the meaning of Hindu religious education in kekawin satrughna?. The theory used in this research is structural theory, hermeneutic theory and theory of meaning. The technique of determining informant using purposive sampling technique, data collection method used is library method, interview method and documentation method, then analyzed by descriptive data analysis technique and comparative data analysis technique.The results showed: (1) The structure of the kekawin satrughna consists of synopsis, theme, plot, characterization, and background. All these elements together are interconnected into unity that serves to build kekawin satrughna. (2) Contribution of character of satrughna to the ethical behavior of bhakti satrughna character, satrughna responsibility character, diligent character and hard work of satrughna, as well as social character of satrughna. All these satrughna characters can be used as guidelines in today's life, so that ethical behavior can be shared by everyone. (3) Interpretation of the meaning of Hindu religious education in kekawin satrughna is the meaning of leadership, the meaning of love, the meaning of loyalty and the meaning of self-control.