SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Ravana had seven brothers and two sisters, named Kubera, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, Khara, Dushana, Ahiravan, Kumbhini, Sahastra Ravana, and Shurpanakha. Ravana had three wives, Mandodari, the daughter of the celestial architect Maya, Dhanyamalini, and a third wife.

Detailed explanation-2: -Surpanakha-the sister of Lanka king Ravana-comes to Panchvati.

Detailed explanation-3: -He kept Lord Shani as his prisoner. He kidnapped Lord Rama’s wife Sita as a revenge for having cut of his sisters Shurpanakha’s nose by Lakshmana. Ravana was a son of Vishrava (son of Pulastya) and Kaikesi (daughter of Sumali and Thataka). He had six brothers and two sisters.

Detailed explanation-4: -As Ravana was a learned king, it is believed that the 10 heads of Ravana represent the six shastras and four Vedas, which he had mastered. Symbolically, the 10 heads could represent Ravana’s mental power which was considered to be 10 times that of an average human being.