Questions tagged [ravana]
Rāvaṇa is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
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What was the point of studying Vedas for Ravana?
I mean if Ravana had to be bad even after studying the Vedas what was the point of it? What did he learn from it?
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Why did Ravana get to live so lavishly?
The same goes for Kansa. Why did they get to live so lavishly? When dharma says work hard to earn your merit then why did they get to live so lavishly?
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Why did Ravana, Kansa die such easy deaths?
I mean people who were slaughtered by them died so severely while on the other hand they died so easily without much so pain ?
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What was the conversation between Ravana and Lakshmana when Ravana was on death bed [duplicate]
Please provide verse too and sources.
What are the conversations between them and where it is mentioned with verse numbers.
There are no shastric evidence in other questions
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Did Shurpanaka take revenge on Ravana using Sita?
I have come across some hear say versions like Shurpanaka took revenge on Ravana using Sita, for the killing of her husband Vidyutjihva.. We have the description of killing of shurpanaka husband in ...
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Is it true that Ravana was invited when Rama established a Shiva Lingam in Rameshwaram? [duplicate]
I keep hearing a story which follows as
Rama needed a bridge to cross the ocean to reach Lanka, in order to
defeat Ravana.
He decided to conduct a Yagna to worship Lord Shiva at Rameshwaram.
As he ...
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Who is Kaal Purush?
I watch the TV Series called Jai Jai Jai Bajrang Bali.
There Ravana (king of Lanka) tries to stop Kaal Purush after Kaal Purush denies to answer Ravana's questions. He is shown as a person who rides ...
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Real story behind Ravana's death [duplicate]
I came across two stories on how Ravana was killed by Rama but not sure which one is correct.
Story 1 : Rama used Brahmastra to kill Ravana. Brahmastra was so powerful that it killed Ravana ...
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Chance of Ravana to win the war against Ram [closed]
If Vibhishan is not in the Rama's side . What is a chance of Ravan to defeat Ram in the war. As we can see that Vibhishan has pretty good impact in the war. like;
1) He told Ram about real ...
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Ravana Brahmana or Asura? [duplicate]
How could Ravana be an Asura and Brahmin at the same time? Although he was born Brahmin (as son of Pulasthya Brahma) did he become or get declassified as Asura after his egoistic sin ? Are there ...
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Ravan's Head Asymmetric? [duplicate]
I am a bit confused about how Ravan looked. He had 10 heads. That's an even number. So where did his neck join? I mean the only possible way I can think of is that 4 heads , then the central head, ...
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Teachings of Ravana [duplicate]
I've heard that at the time of Ravana's death, Lord Rama sent his younger brother Lakshmana to take guidance from him on life.
I have read several versions of it; one of them is this. But not sure ...
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Did Ravana's boon of invulnerability include the trimurtis?
तेन गन्धर्व यक्षाणाम् देवतानाम् च रक्षसाम् |
अवध्योऽस्मि इति वागुक्ता तथेति उक्तम् च तन् मया || १-१५-१३
"Ravana said while seeking boon that, 'I shall not be killed by gandharva-s, yaksha-s, or ...
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Who wrote Ravana kaviyam?
Need answers to the following questions in order to clear my doubts:
Who was the writer of Raavana Kaviyam?
What was the reason to write it?
To which state does the author belong to?
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Is Ravana called "Arya" in Ramayana?
So says Ami Ganatra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1re-mNXu10
But Ravana also says to Sita that if she wouldn't consent to him, he will send her to the kitchen to be cooked and eaten.
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Jatayu telling Ravana the source of his strength - which version of Ramayana has this?
I am watching a serial on Ramayana in which Ravana tricks Jatayu as Jatayu tries to stop him from abducting Sita. As the fight seems headed to a stalemate, Ravana suggests that they should both tell ...
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Is there any evidence that Ravana was an ancestor of present day Sinhalese of Sri Lanka?
Ravana's Sri Lanka:
"By examining the public discourse on Ravana that has been widespread among Sinhalese in the recent past, this paper suggests that the Sinhala nation is perhaps on the verge of ...
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