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Ravana's granduncle was Malyavan, who opposed the war with Rama and Lakshmana. He also had another granduncle named Mali who was killed by Vishnu. [23] Ravana had 2 full brothers, 8 half brothers, 1 full sister and 3 half sisters. Ravana had three wives, Mandodari, the daughter of the celestial architect Maya, Dhanyamalini, and a third wife.
When Ravana kidnapped Sita, he advised Ravana to return her to her husband Rama in an orderly fashion and promptly which Ravana refused sternly. When Ravana did not heed his advice and threw him out of the kingdom, Vibhishana deserted Ravana and joined Rama's army. Later, when Rama defeated Ravana, Rama crowned Vibhishana as the king of Lanka.
On Ravana's request, he commuted the curse to have the rakshasa sleep for six months at a time, and wake up for other six months to wreak havoc and devour to his heart's content. [3] In a popular retelling of this tale, Kumbhakarna, accompanied by his brothers Ravana and Vibhishana, performed a major yajna to please Brahma. Indra was worried ...
Vibhishana, a good Samaritan Ravana's brother, requests him to pardon Rama. As a result, he is ostracized and propitiates with Rama, who promises to bestow Lanka. However, Rama wants to conduct a sacred ritual before the war, which requires a great Brahmin of renowned qualities, and the only one in the universe is Ravana.
Mandodari asks Ravana to return Sita to Rama as she fears for her husband's life. Ravana is dismissive of Rama's power and pacifies his wife. Next, Ravana's son Prahasta attempts to reinforce his mother's sentiments, but all to no avail. Rama fires a warning shot from his retreat in Suvela. The arrow strikes Ravana's crown and royal umbrella.
Most prominently, Ravana, as is the case with popular depictions, has not been shown with ten heads, but instead, the ten qualities that each of the heads stood for have been incorporated in his personality. [4] Again in contrast with the original Ramayana, creators have focused less on characters related to Rama and more on those related to ...
Mandodari was the queen consort of Ravana. Maricha is the uncle of Ravana, who aided in the abduction of Sita. Nikumbha is the Lord of the Pisachas, son of Kumbhakarna. Prahasta is the chief commander of Ravana's army of Lanka and son of Ravana. Ravana, king of Lanka, brother of Kubera. Shurpanakha is the youngest sister of Ravana, King of Lanka.
'formidable') [2] is the younger brother of Ravana, the King of Lanka, in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana. [3] Though a rakshasa himself, Vibhishana turned his back on Ravana, and defected to Rama's side, owing to his dharma. [4] After Rama defeated Ravana, the former crowned Prince Vibhishana as the King of Lanka before returning to Ayodhya.