Indian tradition tells us that the intensity of demon-king Ravana's devotion to Lord Shiva drove him to create the Indian raga/melodic system so that he could sing Shiva's praises. In his hymn of praise, the Shiv Tandav Stotra, Ravana describes Shiva's power and beauty. Both the fourth and fifth quatrains of his hymn conclude with lists of Shiva's epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create roiling waves of resounding beauty ...

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Ravana was born Dasagriva (One with Ten Heads) the son of the sage Visrawasa by his wife Kaikasi, a rakshasa princess. Thus he is thought to have been either a brahmin or a mix of the brahmin and kshatriya castes. The name Ravana (One of Terrifying Roar) was given to him by Lord Shiva. While it is impossible to collate the names of places mentioned in the ancient legends of India with modern-day towns and villages, the entirely obscure village of 'Bisrakh' in northern I ...

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After winning his boons, Ravana is sought out by the leaders of the rakshasas, who desire him to lead their race to power. Ravana - Conquest of Lanka. Lanka originally belonged to Ravana's half-brother Kuvera, the Lord of the Treasures of Swarga. Ravana and his rakshasa allies demand Lanka from him, and Ravana and Kuvera's father Visrawas advises Kuvera to give it up as Ravana cannot be killed by any celestial. Ravana is thus made king of Lanka. See also:

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The Ramayana is not the only religious scripture that views Ravana as evil. In the Bhagavata Purana, Ravana and his brother, Kumbakarna were said to be reincarnations of Jaya and Vijaya, gatekeepers at Vaikunta, the abode of Vishnu and were cursed to be born in Earth for their insolence. These gatekeepers refused entry to the Sanatha Kumara monks, who, because of their powers and austerity appeared as young children. For their insolence, the monks cursed them to be expelled from Vaikunta and to be born in Earth. The all-mercifu ...

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The Ayya Vazhi religion, a sect of Hinduism in Tamil Nadu believes that Ravana is indeed a manifestation of evil and goes even further. First, the followers of Ayyavazhi differ from other Hindus in that they recognise a Satan-like figure, Kroni, who is the primordial manifestation of evil in this world. This same Kroni manifests in various forms, for example, Ravana and Duryodhana, in different ages or yugas. In response to such manifestations of evil, God as Vishnu incarnates in his avatars, Ra ...

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Some, however, regard Ravana as having been a wise and benevolent ruler, and view the version of events used in the Ramayana as propaganda. Another opposing argument can also state that even tyrants may have some good qualities but their overall character is bad. The notion of Ravana as good is a contested argument. In fact, the view of him as good may only be a recent movement, for political reasons. Nevertheless, from puranic sources, Ravana was a great devotee of Shiva and is supposed to ha ...

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After winning his boons, Ravana is sought out by the leaders of the rakshasas, who desire him to lead their race to power. Ravana - Conquest of Lanka. Lanka originally belonged to Ravana's half-brother Kuvera, the Lord of the Treasures of Swarga. Ravana and his rakshasa allies demand Lanka from him, and Ravana and Kuvera's father Visrawas advises Kuvera to give it up as Ravana cannot be killed by any celestial. Ravana is thus made king of Lanka.

Ravana, Ravana - Birth and Early Life, Ravana - Tapasya, Ravana - Emperor of the World and Evil, Ravana - Conquest of Lanka, Ravana - Emperor of the Three Worlds, Ravana - Violations of Women, Ravana - Downfall, Ravana - Assessment, Ravana - In Scriptures, Ravana - In Ayya Vazhi, Ravana - Ravana's family

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Ravana's sexual prowess is important to note as it plays a critical part in his legacy and downfall. Even as a young man he shamelessly violates women, and blessed with awesome strength, becomes an immensely virile rakshasa. He is a master of tantric vidya, or magical sexual arts. Although Ravana is married to Mandodari, the daughter of Asura Maya, he captures thousands of women from his conquests and maintains a harem of unparalleled size. Ravana also violates Rambha, the queen of the Apsaras. He is thereby cursed that if he ever forces himself on a woman again, his heads will burst. This curse protects ...

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According to the Ramayana, as a young man Ravana undertakes a terrible penance, lasting over 1,000 years to please Lord Shiva. When Shiva does not appear before him, Ravana begins to cut off his ten heads one by one - cutting one head off and meditating again for a thousand years, then cutting another. When he is about to cut off his last and base head, Shiva appears. He grants Ravana's request for immeasurable ...

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