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00:00Ravana's Family Tree Exploring Lineage of the Demon King
00:09When is Dasara 2024? Vijaya Dashami is celebrated every year on Ashwin Shukla Dashami date.
00:15This time this festival will be celebrated on 12 October Saturday. Effigies of Ravana
00:20are burnt.
00:24Ravana was a Brahmin, not a demon. Most people know about Ravana that he belonged to the
00:28demon caste, but this is not true. Ravana's family was directly related to Brahma. Therefore
00:34Ravana was a Brahmin, not a demon.
00:39Ravana was born in the lineage of Brahma. The scriptures mention 10 Manas sons of Brahma.
00:43Among these is Maharishi Pilastya. He is also one of the Saptarishis of the first Mambantara.
00:49Maharishi Pilastya was a great ascetic.
00:53Maharishi Pilastya was the grandfather of Ravana. Maharishi Pilastya was married to
00:58a woman named Havabhu. They have two sons Rishi Vishrava and Maharishi Agastya. Both
01:04of them were great ascetics.
01:08These were Ravana's parents. Rishi Vishrava had two marriages. One of his marriages was
01:12with Kaikesi, the daughter of the demon Sumali. They had three sons and one daughter Ravana,
01:18Kampakarna and Vibhishana.
01:23Ravana was a scholar of scriptures. Thus Maharishi Pilastya was the grandfather of
01:27Ravana. This is the reason why Ravana is called a Brahmin. Ravana was a scholar of scriptures.
01:32He also composed many texts.
01:37How did Ravana become the king of demons? Ravana was brought up by mother Kaikesi and
01:42maternal grandfather Sumali. Living with them, Ravana's nature also became demonic and by
01:47his might he became the king of demons.