Everyone knows the story of killing Ravana on the day of Dussehra, but what happened in the royal palace of Lanka after the war ended, is still a big mystery. After Ravana’s death, Lanka was completely orphaned and devastated.
In such a situation, Queen Mandodari of Lanka was not only faced with the great sorrow of losing her husband and sons, but also had a very scary picture of the future of Lanka.
According to RamcharitmanasAfter the killing of Ravana, Vibhishana was crowned as the king of Lanka, but Mandodari accepted Vibhishana as her new life partner. After all, why did a devoted woman take such a tough decision? Let us know the three biggest reasons behind this.
Shriram’s dry spell
After the war ended, the people of Lanka were not easily ready to accept Vibhishana as their king, because in the eyes of the people, Vibhishana was a traitor who was in collusion with the enemy. In such a situation, there was full possibility of rebellion. Then Lord Shri Ram suggested to Vibhishana that to provide stability to the power of Lanka and win the trust of the people, he should marry Queen Mandodari.
Reconstruction of Lanka and security of the people
Initially Mandodari was not ready for this proposal and had chosen solitude. But when he saw that without skilled leadership, the remaining army and people of Lanka would be destroyed by fighting among themselves, he sacrificed his personal feelings in the interest of Lanka. Mandodari knew that Vibhishana was a religious person and only by working with him, Lanka could be made the city of gold again.
responsibility to protect the clan
Almost all the men of Ravana’s lineage were killed. Countless widows and orphan children of the royal family needed protection. By marrying Vibhishana, Mandodari gave protection to all those women and saved the Lankan clan from complete extinction.
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