Questions tagged [ravana]
Rāvaṇa is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
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Is there any story where Ravana came to perform a Yagna for Lord Rama?
I read a story on a forum which is as follows:
Rama needed a bridge to be built across the ocean to reach Lanka, in order to defeat Ravana. The night before they started their preparations, he ...
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How many days did Ravana keep Sita confined?
How many days did Ravana keep Sita confined?
I have searched many sites over the internet but wasn't able to find an answer to this question. Can anyone help me?
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Why did Sita have a past life?
Sita is the incarnation of the Goddess Lakshmi and is said to have been the reincarnation of Vedavati, also an incarnation of the Goddess Lakshmi.
The story about Vedavati seems like only a prelude ...
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Did Rama really send Lakshmana to receive wisdom from Ravana after his fall in war?
When Ravana was dying in the battlefield after getting hit by Lord Rama, Lord Rama sent Lakshmana to Ravana.
Ravana and Lakshmana had some conversation. What was it all about?
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Different Ramayanas
I have heard different tales of Ramayana while travelling to different parts of India. The basic story remains the same but slight differences do exist. What really concerns me is the way Ravan ...
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Why did Laxman get injured by Indrajit's 'shakti' weapon?
In Ramayana, Indrajit was able to hit Laxman by his special weapon named Shakti. Due to this Laxman went very near to death. Now Lord Hanuman went to Himalaya & brought Sanjivani. This way Laxman ...
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Why did only Lord Rama kill Ravana?
As we know there were many people who could have killed Ravana, like Lord Hanuman and Jambavan. But they didn't kill Ravana. Only Lord Rama did. Why?
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Did Ravana have ten heads?
Did Ravana really have ten heads? Or is it a mythical concept?
If he really had ten heads, who gave him this and what is the story behind it?
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When was Ravana hit by the Sudarshana Chakra?
[Note: To be clear, I am not asking why Ravana wouldn't be harmed or killed by the Sudarshana Chakra; that's obvious. I'm asking why and under what circumstances Vishnu launched the Sudarshana Chakra ...
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What is the story behind Kumbhakarna's sleep?
I've heard a lot about the Sleep Lover, Kumbhakarna. Why was he sleeping for so many days continuously? Is there a story behind this?
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Who was goddess Sita's father? Why are there multiple stories? Which one should we believe?
There have been many accounts as to who actually was the father of goddess Sita.
Contrary to what Valmiki's Ramayana says, some of them states that Sita was Ravana's first child whom he abandoned; ...
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Was Ravana actually a villain? Or was he a devotee of Lord Vishnu?
Ravana was one of the greatest devotees of Lord Siva. He also worshiped Lord Brahma and the two of them had given him enormous powers. Among the Trimurthis, only Lord Vishnu punished him as Lord Rama.
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How did Goddess Sita protect herself in Ravana's palace?
Ravana abducted Goddess Sita with evil intentions to marry her. But he didn't step forward to do so. What protected Goddess Sita from Ravana for more than six months (as far as I know) in Ravana's ...
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Did Ravana kill Brihaspati's brother?
As I discussed previously in this answer, this excerpt from the Uttara Kanda of the Ramayana describes how a king named Marutha once had a Maheswara Yagna (Shiva ritual) performed, conducted by the ...
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What did Kashyapa do with the Earth after he received it from Parashurama?
Parashurama is a famous avatara (incarnation) of Vishnu who killed the Kshatriyas (kings) of the world twenty-one times. Since he had defeated all the rulers of the world, he obtained control of the ...
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How did Ravana get the golden city of Lanka?
In the Ramayana, we know that Ravana was the King of the golden city of Lanka. How did he get this city? I know very little other than that it was offered by Shiva.
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Why did Lord Rama give a second chance to Ravana, but not to Vali?
In Ramayana, Lord Rama gave a chance to Ravana to surrender and sent Angada as his ambassador for peace conciliation. This was because mercy befits a warrior.
Why didn't Rama, for the same reason, ...
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