The Rakshasa - Ravana & Vibhishana - Hindu - Extra Mythology
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Sometimes when the gods have overseen peace on earth for over a millennium, you need a little nap. But unfortunately, Brahma has extremely bad bed breath. So bad in fact, that it manifested as the Rakshasa, entities that were fierce and monstrous, who immediately started gnawing on Brahma. For this, they were sent to earth... where they began gnawing on humanity instead. And among them, one got a taste for the power of ruling over man: Ravana. But he also had one enemy in the form of Rama. And one day, decided to kidnap Rama's wife Sita. This is bound to go well.
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God save the Queen
Can you do an episode about the ten royal martyrs (עשרת הרוגי מלכות) legend? It's a Jewish legend described in the poam "ele ezcera" (אלה אזכרה)
You may find it interesting to read and make an episode about baba deep singh ji.
Trust me. Search it. You will definitely find the battle which he fought very interesting. I'm not telling here because you may think I'm joking.
After years of commenting and requesting videos on the subcontinent, you guys finally delivered after the saragarhi vids.. i hope more will come too. Thank you
They're " *mighty* incisors!"
3:52 like at this point Shiva is like 90 thousand years into a 100 thousand year enlightenment process and the interruption forces him to start again, so he's kinda mad about it.
I see. In this case makes his reaction much more sense.
Shiva is already enlightened.
How can you be more enlightened when you’re literally one of the three most powerful gods of the universe?
@@generalalduin9548 enlightment ++
@@generalalduin9548 Maybe power doesn't necessarily lead to enlightenment
3:00 Elaborating, Kumbhakarna actually wanted to ask for "Indraasana" (Indra's throne, where Indra is the chief of the deities), and the Gods knew this. So they asked Saraswati (Goddess of learning and speech) to occupy his tongue so he may mispronounce his wish. As a result, Kumbhakarna mispronounced "Indraasana" as "Nidraasana", literally meaning "sleeping couch". Brahma was more than happy to grant that.
divine dyslexic episode ftw
But bro, imagine if he's actually ask for Indra's sleeping couch just because he's petty and salty, so he just want Indra to have backache everytime they meet 😂
@@OrnzoraNow that's a big brain move
Zahhak finding Ravana in Hell: "I just wanna say that I'm a huge fan..."
It is pronounced Rawan
XD
Zahak have more style tho
Snakes on shoulders is better than 10 heads
@@apeman9238 Nope! The Sanskrit original is pronounced Raa-va-Na (ˈraːʋɐɳɐ).
@@sumanthganapathibasavapatn141 I learned to say Rawan.
@@apeman9238 That's for Hindi speakers maybe, they don't pronounce the schwa
there is a saying in hindi, "ghar ka bhedi lanka dhaaye" which roughly means, "your own kin will be the cause of the fall of your home" just as vibhishan was the fall of ravana's home
That does seem to be the running theme in most myths. Lookin at you Kauravas.
@Aadi jain Greek gods: *murders kin ever other week.
Also greek gods: ORESTES, HOW DARE YOU KILL YOUR FAMILY
In bangladesh or kolkata there is a saying ghorer shotru bibishon. ( there is no v in bangla)
A small correction-Rama didn’t hit Ravana in the heart, he shot him in the neval instead, thereby soaking his immortality nectar. Vibhishana told Rama about his brother’s secret that Ravana can’t be killed except by that particular way. 😝
The navel story you are telling is absent in "Valmiki Ramayan"
@@motirpahas great
Us Indians have been fed lies then
@@AnshuSingh-oq9go Not lies. There are many stories that are retelling of ramayan in various local texts. Like Ramcaritamanas, Krittibasi, Kamb Ramayan etc.
But those stories are absent in Valmiki Ramayana.
@@AnshuSingh-oq9go there are many versions of the Ramayana, there are even ones where Sita is Ravan's daughter
@@motirpahas Out of curiosity, do you know which version mentions the naval weak spot? It is the Ramcharitamanas? Or some other local version? I googled and didn't get any clear answer.
Yeah, one thing, Hanuman wasn't the Monkey King, it would be Bali and then Sugriva.
And then Angad, although Hanuman ji is clearly the most powerful
@@turgonysmir5632 Definitely. But he still technically wasn't the king
Second thing Sita was already in exile so no guards at time of kidnapping.
*NONE* of them were monkeys guys.
All of them were *Neanderthal Men*
@@user-yr1cs1pw6h yeah Neanderthal used to have tail which Raavan threatened to burn in case of Hanuman ji
Matlab kuch bhiii????
Also, the appearance of Rakshasas you have selected is from the Indian Artform Yakshagaana or the Dance and singing of the Yakshas .
Ikr! I as so impressed!
funny thing is yaksa is adversaries of rakshasha
And this is actually the oldest art form of India, tracing its origin back in the day of Natya Shastra
EC: Hanuman, the Monkey King
Sun: Did someone say...
EC: No, not THAT Monkey King!
Funnily enough hanuman also almost ate Sun when he was child 😂.
Sun Wukong is actually based on Hanuman
@@shubhambhalekar9743 they are not talking about that sun. They are talking about Sun Wukong from journey to the west. who also happens to be a monkey king.
Hanuman isn't monkey king cause they aren't monkeys they are kapi vanar plus hanuman isn't their king its sugreev the vanar raaj
@@vishalprajapati3651 Actually these stories have many versions. Some are familiar some are completely different. There is no fact checking in mythology. Maybe the version they went with had Hanuman as the king. And the more common version has sugreev as the king.
5:02 Okay I'm not sure if this is from a local Ramayana, but the Valmiki Ramayana and most mainstream ones portray Ravana as a very just king. He would never willingly harm the people of Lanka and would just take his shenanigans elsewhere.
agreed. I have also always heard that Ravan was very educated, smart and a just king who performed many sacrifices. Never heard him oppress Lankan people.
Same. And he was respectful of Sita as well; he wanted her for his wife but wouldn't force her, nor force himself on her.
@@SaraLovelace1 that's another story he didn't forced Mata sita cause of a curse that he got nulkuber
LOL Ravana eradicated yakhsha nagas slaughter danav clan kings and nobles
@@SaraLovelace1 thats because of a curse, ravana was learned and scholarly but twice as lusty, he just couldnt force himself on an unconsenting woman due to a curse.
… wow, talk about timing. I just fought Ravana in Final Fantasy 14 two days ago, and I was curious what myth he was drawn from. Looks like I got my answer.
REJOICE IN THE GLORY OF COMBAT
it’s a religion called Hindu ism have some respect
Extra credits : make a video on ancient Indian culture
Their Indian viewers: we have been summoned
true
We all are crying tears of joy
The sheer amount of Indian mythology along with upcoming series on India
My heart can't take it
FGO Players: Can we have a seat?
Berserk fans 😈
Like hell. This video was awful, so much inaccuracy and many things said out of context.
Ravana did commit many sins and his ego was the reason for his downfall
But he was a very wise and just ruler, he was a Brahmin with very good knowledge of the scriptures
Plus was very skilled in many arts.
he not a wise and just ruler , but yes was a mahapandit with knowledge of everything , with a big ego , and his ego leading him to do evil things.
i don't think you consider him just ruler if you actually read Uttara Ramayam(it's like an extra for Ramayana, which details the events before and after actual Ramyana) 50% of it is about Ravan's evil rule.
So what if he could quote some antique texts?
That cuts out a huge amount from the Ramayana. Unavoidable considering the book's epic length.
Ravana did not offer Shiva his head but rather tore the sinew from his arm strung it to his fingers to make a harp and sang his praises and hymns. It was upon witnessing this act of devotion that Shiva gifted Ravana with the immortal blade and further boons.
The tangents and narrative of the Ramayana this videos goes into, I've never heard about them. Can I get a source to read about it myself.
Do you wanna read ramayana ? Or the story of the video about rakshasa?
@@RishabhSharma-rs2ez Specifically about the past of Ravana and his father
Also the origin of Rakshasa being Brahma's breath
@@abhi_survase The rakshasa and devas were born to the same sage, weren't they? But there's also a term called Brahma-rakshasa, maybe they are different groups
@@turgonysmir5632
Puranic stories and Vedic stories differ.
@@turgonysmir5632 devas and asuras were born of the same father albeit different mother, rakshasa are separate from Asuras
5:34 sidenote here hanuman isn't the monkey king, thats sugrieve, he is just a god-ish monkey (kind of like Sun Wukong) who just gained the blessing of some gods, which is why he is so powerful. Correct me if im wrong
Hanuman is a god himself, he is a rudra incarnation of Lord Shiva, but yes he also has blessings of other gods as well.
As per the mythology I have been told and read, Hanuman is a Demi-god or a miracle child from the essence of the God Vayu (this I feel is a very subtle or mystical way of saying that he procreated with a human 😅).
@@burnlikethephoenix
From what I've heard:
Shiva and Parvati born into the world of mortals as monkeys, and had a child.
They couldn't keep that child, so they gave them to Vayu.
Vayu raised Hanuman in the heavens, then sent him back to Earth. He was born to a mere mortal woman, which explains his human features.
Hunuman did not get blessed by lords by was the son of God viua the God of wind so naturally se had powers
That might as well make him the Monkey King
You’ve left us on a cliff hanger in Celtic mythology for over 2 years please give us part 3 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Why? is this not good enough?
I read about these guys from a books known as the Serpent’s Secret except that loosely based on Bangladesh folklore and some elements of cosmic science. But hey I’m a grown man whose getting back to reading good books on Indian inspired fictional books accusationaly other fantasy books and sometimes Disney.
hindus believed those characters are factual not fictional lol
@@takiranayaki7870 EC and EM have done vids on Christianity too, so is chill
Though the story is correct, some visuals are wrong.
When Sita was kidnapped, she was in the forest. I was pleasantly surprised you covered about Shiva punishing Ravana. Shiva gave the boon of "Huge Strength" to Ravana, not sword. Also, Shiva wasn't pleased by Ravana's head offering, Ravana screamed for 100yrs due to the punishment. Those screams disturbed others, just for sake of others, Shiva freed Ravana.
Wish your team could review this script with some Indian experts on these topics. TBH, I am happy with the level of detail from a foreigner, it's just that I feel these gaps would also have been fulfilled.
There are many versions of this story, before they coalesce around the current version most Indians know. Their take is more like the OG scripts.
Ravana got the Sword "Chandrahas" by Shiva. Those were not only screams he also composed "Shiv Tandav Stotra" when he was crushed under the mount Kailash.
@@lucidnonsense942 yep true, but Valmiki ramayana is considered as the proper source. While writing his ramayana, he had a blessing that not only he would know the true story, but he will also know the intentions of that character while doing that task. So, I prefer Valmiki Ramayana as a primary source and rest others as prone to writer's imagination.
@@divyanshushete5772 I will try to go through my sources, probably you are correct. Ravana got boons from Shiva many times.
@@vishnuvardhan9372 he is called maha shiv Bhakt for a reason after all
I miss this series so much, please we need more extra mythology content 😢
(and not just some youtube shorts)
Yea
I love how you stayed true to the complexions, It's really sad and heartbreaking to see people in India white washing our own legends and mythologies all the time.
Ram is blue..what complexion is that??
@@shrutivsec Divine complexion
@@shrutivsec ravana and Sita are dedicated by fairest actors in indian tv
@@shrutivsec he blue himself
@@liamsawyer8193 thats no divine complexion he was dark skinned so was krishan we are simply ashamed to admit our gods are dark skinned so we paint them blue
i did learn about this epic in grade 10. We Vietnamese are really fascinated with Indian Myths and epics
These aren’t Myths actually. It’s history. Abrahamic religion calls it myth because they wanna destroy the Dharmic religion. But the truth is Abrahamic religions are real myth. There was no Adam and Eve.
Rakshasha are Dravidians (South Indians) Yakshasha are Indian Tribals and Asuras are Persians.
@@ManabDasiammanab hahhahaaa rakshaas had divine powers so did asuras
Oh wrong you are, linking mythology with european influenced racial theory
@@hellomoto2084 yes. magic is real. and also btw india actually invented everything thousands of years ago, everything from smart watches to cold fusion existed in india back then before the muslims and british stole them 😤😤😤
One of my favourite D&D monsters.
What? There's no way! No one can just deflect the Eldritch Blast!
Oh hell yeah!
What is D&D ???
I love them in Exalted. Basically formless energy beings roleplaying at being real.
@@mcpeguru4060 Dungeons & Dragons, in which rakshasas are a type of monster notoriously immune to all but the strongest spells.
Pffft, you are joking, it's not that Ravana was vulnerable to humans.
He just had vulnerability to magical piercing damage dealt by creatures of good alignment.
+100 holly damage weapons are tight
@@Mikeyfromtheblock1 ahh I see you r a man of culture
He can be kill by human because he dont event think of human as an insects that why he naver want protection from human
How amazing is it to have such an ancient story to be told to us today? Anyone know a good (fun) book to read old Indian myths for a total dummy on the topic?
You can search for Amar Chitra Katha Comic books for this they have alot of Indian myths in form of comics. For Specific normal reading you can go with Devdutt Patnaik's "Sita" and for Some OG feel you can try Ramcharitmanas by G. Tulsidas in english this was written in 17th century. Original text by Valmiki is much older than this all.
Wikipedia, tbh. 😂
Did we just gloss over a monkey king with a monkey army!? I'm sorry, rewind that and tell me more!
Can't believe how strayed this video is from the actual story
Regardless of what culture, I love hearing about mythology it peeks into the culture it comes from
I appreciate your efforts to make a video on Ramayana. But there are so many things you missed or wrongly said in this video. Although thanks for making this 😃
There are many different interpretations and versions of the story throughout the subcontinent and across the extended Dharmic world(not sure if that's an actual term ^^') from India to Indonesia to Japan, kinda hard to please everyone if you ask me. Tho I agree they could've done bit more research on some things.
Wait! their are many interpretations of Ramayan and Ravan's story but I'm pretty sure Ram and Sita's vanwas(forrest dwelling) is common in them all, so Sita can not "underguard by soldiers" 😶 is he talking about Lakhsaman Rekha that kept her safe?
Which Ramayan or any Of Itihass is this taken from, what's the source?
This version seems super weird.
Reminds me of a Piers Anthony novel where a Rakshasa and a Deva get in a contest over if a deva can get a young man laid a ton of times before the Rakshasa can kill him.
...huh
Mythologically accurate
I am surprised how close this comes to the original story. But, being an Indian I will like to correct some facts:
1. Ravana asked for "Amrit" or the elixir of eternal life, but it could be drank only by gods. So Ravana placed the pot of the elixir in his belly button and would be granted invincibility till the pot is intact.
2. Ravana conquered with Lanka after getting only his first boon and not the sword.
3. Ravana didn't grow heads like a hydra, he was so knowledgeable that the information could not be stored in 1 head. But when he asked for a boon from Lord Shiva, shiva told him that his heads did not represent his knowledge anymore rather represented his arrogance, on which Ravana chopped all his head and in return god shiva's sword. He proceeded to become shiva's devotee. He also got a "panchshool" or a 5 pronged trident which protected Lanka from any harm from outside.
4. He once asked shiva to come to his mansion and reside there as staying at a mountain like Kailash was not fit for such a divine being. But Shiva was deep in meditation then Ravana decided to pick the hole mountain and take it with him. But when shiva set his foot down, the mountain crashed on Ravanas hand. When he asked for another chance, he was given the task to take a shivaling (a representation of lord shiva) to Lanka without setting it on the ground once. But was tricked by the gods into doing so.
5. Ravana got angry and swore vengeance on the gods, he went and captured every god (Not supreme gods aka Brahma Vishnu Shiva) and petrified them like a statue in his palace halls.
6. Sita was not being protected by guards rather was in exile for 14 years with his husband Ram and hid brother Laxman. The brothers were tricked by Ravana into following a golden deer(which Sita demanded) and took the form of a beggar to capture her.\
7. Hanuman although strongest was not the king rather a minister in the court of Monkey King Sugreev, and along with an army completely compromised of beasts and vanars(they were not complete monkey-like nowadays, rather were trained monkeys that wielded weapons and armours).
8. In the battle the arrow was shot in Ravana's belly button(as Vibhishan told them the secret about the elixir pot) and hence died.
One more fact, Hanuman once went inside the lanka set the city on fire, as a result, destroying the city from inside and removing the protection from the 5 pronged trident or panchshool.
Very well summarized. I hope they address this in their "Lies" episode
In Indonesian version, Rahvana can't die in any way so Hanuman butchered him and put a mountain above him.
@@radiatoram8187 that's the demon king Bali in Indian mythology, not Ravana.
@Shreyas Om you forgot to mention Shurpanaka(pardon for spelling mistake), Ravana's sister whi was obsessed with Ram but when she found out that he was already married to Sita, tried to kill her and got her nose and ears chpped off by Laxman. Ravana had kidnapped Sita to get revenge for his sister
This story has many interpretations where Lankans have their own which is very different from the mainstream story. So I am not worried about the story much. Anyway good to see south Asian mythologies on this channel.
always heard about these guys it was nice to finally learn about them this is why this channel is great
The pronunciation of the names is making me laugh. XD
The ending leaves much to be desired... Ramayana had a very sad and profound ending than a simply a human slaying an evil king.
True. But that's a legend for another time.
Well the Ravana's death is definitely not the ending of the Ramayana and this was about Ravana....
@@SaraLovelace1 ravana death and ram darbar is end of valimiki ramyana ....... others stories belong to utherkand which is added in very late period
Video of Ravana playing the Veena in a competition
ua-cam.com/video/i7VzRz931aU/v-deo.html
Ravana was also an accomplished scholar and musician ..as well as a Veena player. The Ragas he composed are still used to this day, in the south Indian Carnatic musical tradition. He was also considered the most educated person in the world at that time, and the people of his country lived him as he was a very kind and just ruler(what extra credit said about his cruel rule is not found on the Ramayana). In fact after the battle while he lay on his deathbed, Rama sat down by his bed to learn from him the art of statecraft and governance
I remember last year I watched this channel every day, but now im just really busy
Let's not forget that Ravana kidnapped Sita as retribution to Lakshman(Rama's brother) cutting off his sister's nose. Also he did not mistreat Sita while in captivity.
I'm a Shaivite Hindu and if I had lived at that time, I'd probably be in Ravanas army. 😅
He was not a cruel ruler, and the Tamil Hindus of Lanka venerate him to this day in their oldest Hindu temple (the most Ancient temple in the island 2600+ years old) to this day. This temple was build by Ravana for Shiva, and there is a prominent Ravana statue at the front of the temple
He was also a scholar and a musician (he created Ragas that are popular to this day in south Indian Carnatic music) and while on his deathbed Rama learned the art of statecraft and good governance from Ravan, as he was considered the most learned person at the world at that time.
Here is a video of him engaging in a musician competition (from a old movie)
ua-cam.com/video/i7VzRz931aU/v-deo.html
So you are side of a person whom Shiva didn't forgive even though he was his devotee and Shiva is easily forgive full..... Even Ram was also devotee of Shiva.....
@@heyquitstealingmymoves6538 bro, Hinduism is vast, and many traditions make it what it is now. A lot of Puranas and other stories connect gods and others later in various ways, esp the story of Shiva forgiving etc.
Also I'm pretty sure that Shiva was cool with what Ravana was doing. I've been to Ravanas temple(The Shiva temple) in Lanka, and standing on that hill, right next to the sea, seeing this amazing historical temple brought chills to me. I will chose Ravana if I have been given the choice. It's not that one is wrong or right..it's like the situation between Karna and the Pandavas
Unfortunately the Buddhists in Lanka are trying to take over the temple and it's land. They want to hide the pre-buddhist history of this island, and claim Ravana was a Buddhist.lol
@@heyquitstealingmymoves6538 he isnt taking side of ravana.bevause he is devout to he says he wasnt evil and but yes as in the video showing the overall intent of war was wrong as ravanas grandpa sumali wanted to use his grandson to challenge god for taking power and taking over with evil forces on the earth
Left the religion behind a long time ago, but still gotta enjoy the mythology for what it is ❤️
Actually, Sita was taken away when Rama was banished from his kingdom with no guards in the jungle
My first experience with a Rakshasa in a story was in Critical Role, campaign 1. That was a troublesome devil. Not the same as in the original folklore, but the D&D version was still heavily influenced by it.
Looking at the Monkey King like, "Oh, you know what's up."
Forget about the video, the intro is fire
YOO! the timing of this vid is impeccable! We just had a puppet show today in class about Sita and Rama. Thanks for the vid!👍
Linguisticly, Rakshasa might have derived from the Indo-European word (h)urksos which means "bear."
Umm, some pieces where... Ah misinterpreted to say the least, but that's understandable. I'll just mention a few... Ravan's weakness (and yeah that how we pronounce it Ravan and not Ravana 😅 but yeah we add an "a" in the end probably because of some complexities with Sanskrit to Hindi to English.) was his navel and that's where he was shot. There was no one with Seta when Ravana came, also he came as a wandering sage and not exactly beggar, asking "Bhiksha" umm kinda different from begging. And there are others but that would make this long. But in all honesty it was interesting :)
Yes, Indian mythology. Thank you very much Extra Credits!
We have this burmese Mythology too, Ravana is called Dathagiri in burmese.
Wait, hold up. What about the part where Ravana was a giant four-armed sword-wielding bug man who rejoiced in the glory of combat? That's my favorite part.
What
Wow, Rakshasa are really cool, its a shame that they had to go and give their name the Battletech Rakshasa, one of the worst heavy mechs in the universe.
Well they were worst too
Some rakshasa are good but most are bad
well ravana is not trurly rakshasa is was more danav or asur
Hotis: "Some time has passed, Vax. And much of the world moves on to newer, greater threats. But true pain never really heals. You hurt me deeply. And continue to hurt. Agony, for weeks, months. Pain I had never experienced. (deepening to a growl) It’s all I can think about. It’s all I think about!"
Sam Riegal: "RAKSHASA!!" *Jazz hands*
Is there any explanation as to why Rakshasa are backwards-handed tiger people in D&D?
I would love to know the sources you referred for this video.
That child listing to this story going to have some Vietnam flashbacks of this during history class
'Sita Sings The Blues' says hello 😜
Thankyou for covering Indian Mythology
Wow Sita's abduction was grossly misrepresented!
The Tamil Hindus of Lanka have a Shiva temple dedicated by Ravana who is held in the highest esteem and considered the holiest temple for them to this day. It has a history of more than 2600 years and while the original temple was destroyed by the sea, and a later one destroyed by a Buddhist king and later the Portuguese, a rebuilt one still stands to this day on a hill by the sea.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koneswaram_Temple
wow
That would be something to see on a future Magic Card:
"Protection from Everything except Human"
This was so chaotic though😂
Brother the story is filled with so many errors 😂. Sorry for downvoting
I mean at least they covered Indian mythology
Amazing video. BUT VERY SHORT. It's impossible to make a series on a major character from the Ramayana. I hope though extra mythology grows and is able to make more thorough videos.
This version is too weird man you left lots of part untouched. Ravan wasn't vulnerable to humans or else anyone would have killed him. Not mentioning shurpnakha and lakshman and not really explaining the Ram's situation makes it even more weird. Nice try though
yeah fr
shurpnakha is responsible for nose cutting she who attacked sita and faced iron
Well As far as I have read "The Ramayana" Written by Valmiki around 600 BCE and "The Ramcharitmanas" written by Tulsidas in 16th-century I find many differences in what you told and what was written in the books like When Ravana kidnapped Sita ji she was in exile with Rama ji and Lakshmana ji and they had gone to hunt for a golden deer (Which again was a Rakshasa), Ravana came as a mendicant begging for Food(not as a beggar) and she was not being guarded. Second one was that Rama Ji During the battle Shot at Ravana's navel and not at his chest.
But as I see it, a legends only grows stronger and its message becomes more convincing to a variety of people as its different variations grow (well not in the case when the entire message of the legend is altered😅😅 but I see that its not the case in here)
Anyway Loved your work.
The earth rotating the that way really rubs me the wrong way
Sita Sings the Blues.
Will there one day be the myths of the nagas of Hindu folklore. I’d like to know something about em. Btw I really enjoy these extra mythology videos as well as extra history videos
What A Great Being That Nothing Short Of A God Can Kill Him😍🙌🏽
this is the second time i've heard of gods needing sleep
Can you cover story of (kumara sambahvam) or
(Story of parushurama aka daddy kratos aka battle mage)
The og axe wielder
Bhagvan parshuram known as the most angriest and distrustive avataar of vishnu
Extra Credits, could you please make the video of Durga vs Mahishasura in Extra Mythology? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Rama did not shoot Ravana in the heart, he shot the arrow in the Navel !!!
This is another great video I really love mythology and this is one of my favourite ways to consume the media of myths
You ahould make a video on zalmoxis a very special god in Dacian mytologie
This helps so much! Thank you!
Yo how come it's been 2 months since an episode of Extra Mythology came out?
Really enjoy the episode. Rakshasa seem like a great warning.
Y’all ever realize it’s been nearly a year since dthe last extra mythology.
Thanks a bunch, Vishnu.
Great video! Please feature a Yoruba myth at one point! They have such a rich pantheon and mythos, but you haven't featured any videos on them.
I was trying to think where I heard the name “Ravana” before, and then I realized that’s probably where Ravannavar from Indivisible got his name from.
Great video, but
There are some things I have heard from a different version of the stories, especially on the morality of the Rakshasa and the classification of Ravana as one. Ravana was not only a Rakshasa, his maternal grandmother was a Rakshasi, his maternal granddad was a Yaksha, another classification, his paternal grandfather was a Brahmin called Pulastya and his paternal grandmother was an Asura.
All classifications can be equally good or bad, both Rakshasa and Deva. In some versions Ravana is a good person and the heads that he chopped off were returned by Durga, so he gained ten.
As a side note, he was once captured by Sahastrarjuna, who was a king with a thousand hands, that particular story is also extremely funny where Ravana challenges the guy to a battle because he was upstream and stopping the pressure of a river Ravan was bathing in. In the end Pulastya had to bail him out as Ravan was still a Brahmin technically.
And Pulastya his grandfather is one of the seven great sages and one of the 10 original songs of Brahma.
Ravan himself is considered good sometimes and everyone did sacrifices, even Rama.
Edit: one last thing, just a pet peeve of mine, Ram should be dark-skinned not blue, and shiva fair-skinned, only the neck is blue because he drank poison. Yes, this is how they are usually portrayed but colonialism may have something to do with.
Overall great video, you did mention a lot of things people miss, so thank you and keep going.
Love you guys
Wonder how many heard of this demon due to Critical Role
I think this story might be from a more folkloric side, but the Ramayana written by Valmiki (considered standard in India) mentions that Ravana was a just king despite being a demon.
Also Ravana had double advantage of being saved from everyone except from human and also he was given a necter of immortality, which stayed in Ravana's navel (Nabhi in Sanskrit) and not in his heart.
Luckily, Rama was a human incarnation of God and vibhishana (brother of Ravana) told him about Ravana's immortality nector secret.
So when Rama killed him by piercing his Navel by divine arrow, he set free Ravana of the cycle of reincarnation.
Because Ravana in his previous life was an unjust man and was cursed to become a demon. Now that he died at the hands of God Rama, his curse was lifted.
The most popular telling of the sita kidnapping myth is this,
Rama and Sita were in exile(long story) in the forest. Rama told sita not to cross a magical circle he drew for her safety around their hut, when he went to hunt. That's when Ravana shows up. He disguises himself as a beggar and begs her for help. Being the nicest person in the world, she eventually agrees to step outside. And boom. She's gone.
It was not Ram, it was Laxman, and that's why we call it Laxman Rekha.
Kubera is also the Lord of wealth.It is also said that Kubera loaned even Mahavishnu(Venkateswara)for the supreme lord to marry Padmavathi,avatara of Lakshmidevi.Kubera is also the king of yakshas,who are,basically,nature spirits
Why am I getting Far Cry 4 Flashbacks?
I had no idea that Ravana was only half demon and had a sage father! and brahma was his great grandfather! his story actually makes more sense now since he was actually very wise.
He was called a Brahma Rakshasa - A Special Breed of Rakshasa that were like Demi-Gods because they shared Blood of Gods. This is what made him Invincible.
May you please cite the book(s) you've had taken this version from
If there's anything I've learned from this series is that Gods played dirty wherever you are. 😐
The funny thing about Ravana is that, though he is mainly rakshasa and led rakshasas, his ancestors like Sumali were Asuras, which are basically like celestial roided up rakshasas, but still technically different.
There are a few inaccuracies that are different from the general tale:
Ravana was a great devotee of Shiva and he wanted to bring Shiva with him along with Kailash so he tried to lift mount Kailash. Shiva pressed his big toe on the mountain and crushed Ravana below the massive mountain. Ravana then begged for forgiveness and was then pardoned.
2. Vishnu became Rama just to kill Ravana because no regular human could do so. It wasn't by coincidence that they met.
3. Sita wasn't guarded by a few guards. Rama was exiled from his kingdom because his stepmother wanted her son to become king of instead of Rama, the eldest. So they were exiled for 14 years and when Rama went out one day, Sita was left at home with Lakshmana (Rama's second younger brother). The Rakshasas played a trick to make Lakshmana leave and kidnapped Sita.
I know about this tale as I am an Indian
Cutting off your own head for invulnerability more than once seems excessive
Well you got to have nice round number of heads.
Man, it must really suck to be a creation god when you accidentally make demons when you sneeze or snore lol. xD
Can’t wait for another episode
"Pffff that could never happen"
The stones that Rama made to go to Lanka that sank into the sea in 1480: . . .