Vibhishana
Vibhishana | |
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King of Lanka Kaikesi (mother) | |
Siblings | Ravana Kumbhakarna Shurpanakha |
Consort | Sarama Mandodari (some traditions) |
Children | Trijata (daughter) Nila (son) Taranisena (son) (Krittivasi Ramayana)[2] |
Dynasty | Rakshasa |
Vibhishana (
Ramayana
Prince Vibhishana is portrayed as a pious and pure of heart in the epic. After performing a penance to invoke a boon from Brahma, he begged the deity to always set his mind on the path to righteousness, and nothing more.[6]
Vibhishana was the youngest son of the rakshasi Kaikesi and the sage
, since his father was a sage.Due to Vibhishana's differences with Ravana, and because he was against the act of kidnapping Sita, he fled Lanka. His mother,
In the Lanka War, Vibhishana's knowledge about the secrets of Lanka proved invaluable to Rama.[8] Vibhishana freely divulged many secrets that became key to the success of Rama's attack, including revealing the secret path to the temple of Nikumbala, the family deity of the Pulastya clan.[9] In the climactic battle between Rama and Ravana, when Rama was unable to kill Ravana, he revealed the secret of Ravana's invulnerability to Rama. He told Rama that Ravana has stored the nectar of immortality in his belly and it is necessary to dry it. With this knowledge, Rama was finally able to kill Ravana.[10]
He had a daughter named Trijata.
When Rama was about to leave Ayodhya at the end of his reign, he assumed his true form of Vishnu, ordering Vibhishana to stay on earth and serve the people and guide them to the path of truth and dharma. Hence, Vibhishana is considered one of the immortals, the
Characterisation
In the Ramayana, Vibhishana's characterisation assists in demonstrating the practical implications of the concept of dharma. The epic stresses that neither Vibhishana or Kumbhakarna strayed from the path of dharma and that there is no single way out of a moral dilemma. The Ramayana teaches that Kumbhakarna adhered to the dharma of loyalty to his kin when his advice fails, while Vibhishana chose to oppose his kin when his advice failed.[13]
Regional legends
Srirangam
Vibhishana is featured in the
Sri Lanka
In some period of history
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