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Mandodari (Sanskrit: मंदोदरी, Mandodarī, lit. "soft-bellied"; [1]) was the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana.The Ramayana describes her as beautiful, pious, and righteous.
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.
Mandodari: The chief consort of Ravana. The epic describes her as beautiful, pious, and righteous. Mandodari was the daughter of Mayasura and an apsara named Hema. Mandodari bears two sons: Meghanada (Indrajit) and Akshayakumara. She was one of the rakshasas who opposed Ravana's abduction of Sita. Manthara: Maid of Kaikeyi. She is said to be ...
Mandodari bears him three sons: Meghanada (Indrajita), Atikaya, and Akshayakumara. [10] Despite her husband's faults, Mandodari loves him and advises him to follow the path of righteousness. Mandodari repeatedly advises Ravana to return Sita to Rama, but her advice falls on deaf ears. [4] Her love and loyalty to Ravana are praised in the ...
Ravana eventually returned to Gokarna to perform the intense tapas, which later earned him the boons from Brahma that made him invincible to everyone but humans. Thus Vishnu was later able to incarnate as Rama in order to defeat Ravana. But that story doesn't mention in Valmiki Ramayan or other Ramayana except for Ananda Ramayan and many ...
Angada travels to Ravana's court, and issues him a last warning but Ravana retorts by stating that his father, Vali, is his friend. Angada, however, rejects Ravana's stance, and retorts by saying that there was nothing as divine as serving Rama, and then proceeds to mock Ravana for his foolishness and pride, in front of the entire court.
Dhanyamalini, also referred to as Dhanyamala and Dhanyamali, is the second wife of Ravana, the antagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana. She appears rarely in the epic and is famous as the mother of Atikaya. [1] In some other versions of the Ramayana, Dhanyamali had three sons from Ravana — Narantaka, Devantaka, and Trishira. [2] [3] [4]
Lanka becomes the richest city among the Sapt Sindhu. Ravaan becomes more ruthless day by day. Kumbha, though still faithful to Ravaan, becomes distant from him, as he wants to follow his dharma. Ravaan marries Mandodari and had a son Indrajit whom he loves deeply. Ravaan has many plans in his head.