Amid the recent backlash against the movie "Adipurush" , a lot of questions have been raised regarding the dialogues, cast and plot of the movie. Internet is flooded with memes making fun of all the characters of the movie. From hairstyle of Ravana to moustache of Lord Rama in the movie, every single aspect has been under the radar of film critics, influencers, celebs and even the Aam Aadmi. People are even filing legal complains against the movie across India.
In this series, want to talk about the revered characters of the Ramayana. Will start of with the most famous villains of all times based on Hindu mythology i.e. Ravana.
Though the movie Adipurush has shown Ravana as a blacksmith forging iron in his black Lanka. He is a trained bat feeder who sleeps with snakes. I don't know if any of this is correct or not. Attempt is not to question or disrespect someone but to put some light on the characters.
Ravana's lineage can be traced back to Lord Brahma who was his great grand father. He was the son of sage Vishravas and demon mother Kaikasi, which made him half demon (asura) and half brahmin. But Ravana was different from all the demons. On many fronts he was even better or at par with lord Rama.
Following 4 traits not only make Ravana one of the most flamboyant villains but also a great person.
1. Inordinate scholar - Ravana was a learned scholar who was expert of the Vedas and Puranas. He was one of most learned scholars of those times. He was author of many books i.e. Ravana Samhita (book on astrology), Arka Prakasham (book on medicine). He was adept at Ayurveda techniques as well.
2. Music maestro - Ravana was a great musician. In order to please Lord Shiva, he even composed the " Shiva Tandav Shrotam", which is considered to be one of the best compositions on Lord Shiva
3. Greatest devotee of Lord Shiva - Ravana had 10 heads, that's why he is also known as Dasanana (man with 10 heads). In order to please lord Shiva he even cut his heads. Later lord Shiva restored all his heads and gave him boon. As per certain scriptures, he made a Rudra Veena with one of his heads and played music to please Lord Shiva.
4. Knowledgeable than Lord Rama - Lord Rama always knew and respected the knowledge and traits of Ravana. It was only his arrogance which led to his demise. When Lord Rama killed Ravana, he immediately asked Lakshmana to go to Ravana and get some knowledge. Lakshmana was hesitant to take knowledge from a demon, but followed his brother's command. When he went to Ravana and asked for his wisdom, Ravana summarized the all the learnings of his life in 2 words - Shubhasya Sighram i.e. Do good/right things as soon as possible. He even mentioned that he was aware that he had done wrong by abducting Sita but was not able to do the right thing due to his ego and arrogance. These last words from Ravana are one of the key tenets most of the organizations have in their culture books today.
Hope we are able to see Ravana with a better lens after reading this. Thanks for reading. Will be talking about more mythlores in the next version. Till then stay tuned.
(Note - Views are personal and not intended to effect harm any sentiments)
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