Oct 2, 2025
Ravana got his name from Shiva after trying to lift Mount Kailash, and in admiration of his devotion and music, Shiva named him “Ravana,” meaning the one who roars, while he also created the Rudra-Veena.
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A devoted follower of Shiva, Ravana performed a Yagya for Rama’s army and, even at death, taught Lakshmana lessons in statecraft, showing his role as both scholar and teacher.
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Ravana mastered the Pushpak Vimana, a flying aircraft, maintained landing sites in Sri Lanka, and was also an accomplished Veena player and music enthusiast.
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Known for incredible speed and strength, Ravana could evade capture and even manipulate planetary positions, demonstrating his intelligence and magical abilities.
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Ravana and Kumbhakarna were incarnations of Jaya and Vijaya, Vishnu’s gatekeepers, cursed to be enemies of Vishnu, leading to their births as powerful demons.
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Jain texts depict Ravana as Sita’s father and a Vidyadhara king with magical powers, killed by Lakshmana, highlighting an alternative, morally complex view of him.
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Ravana possessed deep Tantrik knowledge, with legends stating that chanting mantras with Rudraksha beads for 21 days could invoke prosperity and wealth.
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King Anarnay cursed Ravana that a descendant from his lineage would defeat him, which came true when Lord Rama, born in that lineage, ended Ravana’s reign.
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Ravana knew he would die at Lord Rama’s hands and accepted his fate, understanding that his death was necessary for dharma’s restoration.
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Ravana’s ten heads, either an optical illusion or created to please Shiva, represented lust, anger, delusion, greed, pride, envy, mind, intellect, will, and ego.
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