CharacterRavana's family
Vibhishana: Stories
विभीषणRakshasa prince; brother of Ravana; later king of Lanka.
Vibhishana is the righteous younger brother of Ravana who urged him to return Sita. Driven out of Lanka, he took refuge with Rama, revealed Lanka's secrets in the war, and was crowned its king. He is one of the seven chiranjivis, and legend links him with the Srirangam temple.
RoleRakshasa prince; brother of Ravana; later king of Lanka
ConsortSarama
SiblingsRavana, Shurpanakha, Kumbhakarna, Kumbhakarna, Ravana, Kubera
AllegianceLanka; ally of Rama
Appears inRamayana
Stories and legends
StoryVibhishana’s Surrender to Ramaविभीषण की शरणागतिVibhishana, Ravana's righteous brother, repeatedly urged him to return Sita and was insulted and cast out. He flew to Rama's camp to seek refuge. Though Sugriva feared a…
StoryIndrajit and the Nagapashaइंद्रजित और नागपाशIndrajit, Ravana's son and the conqueror of Indra, fought by illusion and bound Rama and Lakshmana with the Nagapasha, a noose of living serpents, casting them into a…
StoryThe Awakening of Kumbhakarnaकुंभकर्ण का जागरणAs the war turned against him, Ravana woke his giant brother Kumbhakarna, who slept six months at a time because a slip of his tongue (steered by Saraswati)…
StoryHanuman and the Sanjeevani Mountainहनुमान और संजीवनी पर्वतWhen Lakshmana lay dying in the war at Lanka, only the Sanjeevani herb could save him by dawn. Unable to find the single herb, Hanuman lifted the whole…
StoryThe Fall of Ravanaरावण वधIn the last battle of the war of Lanka, Rama, riding Indra's chariot and strengthened by the Aditya Hridayam taught by Agastya, fights Ravana for days. When his…
StorySita’s Agni Parikshaसीता की अग्नि परीक्षाAfter the war, Sita walked through fire to prove her purity before the world, and Agni, the fire-god himself, returned her unharmed and declared her faultless. One of…
StoryWhy Diwali Is Celebrated: Rama’s Return to Ayodhyaदीपावली क्यों मनाई जाती है: राम का अयोध्या आगमनDiwali marks the night Ayodhya lit a million lamps to welcome Rama home after fourteen years of exile and his victory over Ravana. The rows of lamps, deepavali,…Continue exploring
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SiblingsRavanaरावण
Appears inRamayanaरामायण
SiblingsShurpanakhaशूर्पणखाStories & mythsVibhishana’s Surrender to Ramaविभीषण की शरणागति
ConsortSaramaसरमा
Places & templesLankaलंका
SiblingsKumbhakarnaकुंभकर्ण
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्याStories & mythsIndrajit and the Nagapashaइंद्रजित और नागपाश
Places & templesRameswaramरामेश्वरमStories & mythsThe Awakening of Kumbhakarnaकुंभकर्ण का जागरणStories & mythsHanuman and the Sanjeevani Mountainहनुमान और संजीवनी पर्वत