Introduction:
Shri Ravan is been known as evil character of Ramayan , who abducted Mata Sita (Wife of Shri Rama). Ramayana illustrate how a mighty powerful being who as part decedent of prajapati and part Rakshasas, great bhrammin also knower of all vedas, great worshiper of Lord Shiva, called Ravana when deluded by lust & ego was ultimately brought to an end by Shri Rama (said to be an avtar of Loard Vishnu , symbolically the pure god/universe like character/personality). In spite had granted wish to become immortal & no gods or devil could destroy him , but at last as he was out of balance a simple "Human" Rama brought him to the end.
However thats one part of the picture. The other part is Shri Ravana was not just any rakhshas(demon) but a great warrior, scholar, scientist, astrologer, astronaut and so much to more to describe his greatness with mere terms.
About Ravan & Little History of his :
He was the son of a Brahmin called ‘Vishrava’(desecdent of prajapati) and a princess called ‘Kaikesi’. Kaikesi was the daughter of Rakshas king Sumali , Sumali was one of three brothers who also caused destruction in all lokas in intoxicating ego of power gifted by Lord Shiva/Bholenath (Bhole: naive\innocent like kid i.e when happy would forget the consequences), in result faced annihilation of his brothers & rakhashas by Lord vishnu (as lord Shiva could not take the powers back plus also had sentimental atachments as he also blessed their father) from which Sumali survived the by getting underground in shrilanka. That is why when Vishrava was granted wish from Lord Bhramha for lokpal(people's service) he was alloted Shrilanka , full of yantras(advanced technologies), rich, beautiful of material wealth & nature guarded by dangerous mountains & cliffs and a "Pushpak vimana" an antigraivity planetary & interplanetary vehicle(which was later given to Ravana ,also on which Shri Ram returned to Ayodhya , also known as Vimana) , as previously Shrilanka was the home of Rakhshasas but now was abandoned. When Kaikesi came of age to be married, her father ‘Sumali’ the king of the Daityas, wanted her to marry the most powerful and noble man in the world. He refused a lot of offers made by a number of prices and went to Vishrava instead. He agreed to marry Kaikesi. Yet, he told that Kaikesi approached her in the wrong time, and the children that were to be born to them will be bent towards evil.
Ravana was the eldest of the sons that they had. He was named “Dasagriva” or “Dashanana” since it is believed that he had ten heads. But this may be because he had the power and strength of ten men. Some say the ten heads were due to the reflections of a crystal necklace gifted to him by his father at the time of his birth or he had the mental strength of 10 people. Ravana had two brothers, Vibhishana and Kumbhakarna and one sister, Meenakshi (Later named Shoorpanakha) .
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Source & More Information about Ravana:
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