Saturday 11 August 2012

Ravana was actually a follower of Vishnu

Though Ravana was killed by Ram ( Vishnu's dashavatar), but as a fact, Ravana was a follower of Vishnu. Due to a curse from Sanath kumaras and subsequently according to a remedy suggested by vishnu, gatekeepers of Vishnu, Jaya and Vijaya born as rakshashas in three births and killed by Vishnu. Have a look at them who were they in their three births:


Hiranyakashyap-  killed by Narsingh Avatar.
Ravana- killed by Ram avatar.
Shishupala- killed by Krishna avatar.



Ram killing Ravana

Ram killing Ravana



Hiranyaksha - killed by Varaha avatar.
Kumbhkarna - killed by Ram avatar.
Dantavakra- killed by Shri Krishna avatar


Read the full story here of the curse.

Read the story behind death of Ravana and Hiranyakashyap.