This version of the Ramayan is a lot like the one we read
previously but there is a lot more back story. This explains how Ravan came to
be and why Ram had to take birth. Ravan was very powerful because Brahma had
given him a lot of powers. He could not be killed by any demon or anything,
except humans because he did not ask protection from humans. He had three other
siblings, two brothers and one sister, he also had a wife named Mandodari.
Ravan’s conquest got him into trouble with Shiv, but he was able to sing which
pleased Shiv so he was released. Ravan also had trouble with the King of the
Haihaya people, he tried to attack the king while he was showering but he
failed as the king squeezed him with his fifty arms. Ravan went a challenged many
others and he was successful, such as the god of death, the sun and moon gods,
and Indra’s heaven. From this point Vishwamitra approaches Dasaratha for Ram
just like in the previous version. In this story Ram wins Sita by breaking the
bow of Shiv.
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