Lk10. The Marriage Of Ravana And Others Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran
Lk10. The Marriage Of Ravana And Others
LAVA KUSA (UTTARAKANDA)
After occupying the City, Lanka,
The Chief of Raksasas, Ravana,
With his brothers and sister,
He became its powerful ruler.
The daughter of Sage Maya,
Mandodari, married Ravana,
When he went for a hunt
And met them in a forest.
His Raksasi Sister Surpanakha
Married a raksasa, Vidyujjihva,
And his next brother Kumbhakarna
Bali's grand-daughter, Vajrajwala.
His last brother, Vibhisana,
Was married to Sarama,
Both the husband and wife
Chose a good austere life.
As their married life went,
A pleasant time they spent,
In each one's family,
With no trouble, happily.
Mandodari delivered a son,
Who cried when he was born,
Like a noisy rumbling cloud,
So, Meghanada he was named.
"Megha" meant "Cloud"
And "Nada" meant "Sound
He had another nickname,
As Indrajit, the second name..
Stunned by Indrajit's roar
Lanka shook up with fear
So, his parents named him
Meghanada at that time.
Indrajit was like the fire
Keeping everyone in fear
But was taken proper care
In a cool atmosphere.
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5/10/2024 5:53:03 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this poem. The details of the marriage of Ravan'a brothers and sister are not very well known to the general public. Meghnad was named after his cloud like sound or cry just after his birth. But Indrajit was the name he earned when he defeated Indra- known as Devadhidev or God of the gods in a battle. At the behest of Brahma, Meghnad freed Indra. The title Indrajit was conferred on him by Brahma.