Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Namashkar, Heres another question- In Ramayan, Ravan is protrayed as having 10 heads. This stands for the 10 egos(for the 10 Indriyas- 5 Gyan & 5 Karm). Ravan got 10 heads by cutting off his head to Lord Shiva. But if he sacrificed his 10 heads of ego, why did he kidnap Sita then? As with his ego destroyed by cutting off head(which is what the head represents), he should have been ego-less, Brahm gyani. He was a wise man, but he still had a huge ego. Does that mean he had an 11th head, which the scriptures dont mention? So why didnt cutting off his 10 heads of ego & sacrificing them to Shiv destroy his ego? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Ravan was 10 times more intelligent than other ordinary mortals. Because of Lord Shivas gift It was impossible even for Sriram to dismember Ravan`s head with the physical power of an arrow. Vibhishan advised Sriram to hit Ravan on the stomach (sumptuous wealth ) to defeat Ravan. Ravan cut his head for Lord Shiva and Lord Shiva restored it soon. 10 heads are symbolic of wisdom and vice not ego . In Devanaagari script raa ksha saa reversed becomes saa ksha raa which means a learned person. Lord VISHNU defeated Shiva devotees in all incarnations (avataars) by trick (VAISHNAVA MAAYA) Lord VISHNU never uses physica strength. shanracer <no_reply > wrote: Namashkar, Heres another question- In Ramayan, Ravan is protrayed as having 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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