10 heads of Ravana
Ravan 20 heads name: This time Dussehra will be celebrated on Thursday, 2 October. This day is celebrated with great pomp across the country as a victory of truth over untruth. Many names of Ravana are famous, one of which is Dashanan. You must have seen 10 heads in all the pictures of Ravana. Ravana got the name Dashanan due to 10 heads. Ravana is found not one, but many beliefs and mythological stories behind being called Dashanan. These 10 heads of Ravana are considered a symbol of his various mental and physical powers. Let us know how Ravana got 10 heads and what his 10 heads meant.
Ravana’s 10 head names
How did Ravana get his ten heads?
According to the beliefs of the scriptures, the reason for Ravana having 10 heads is the boon of 10 ends obtained from Brahmaji, symbolizing the knowledge of 6 scriptures and 4 Vedas or representing ten Mahavidyas, which is called Dashanan.
Story of pleasing Lord Shiva:- According to a legend, Lankapati Ravana was worshiping Lord Shiva. When Bholenath was not pleased, Ravana started cutting his head one by one to please him. Every time Ravana cut his head, a new head would come out in his place. Similarly, Ravana cut his head 9 times and when he went to do so for the tenth time, Mahadev himself appeared. Lord Shiva was very pleased with the devotion of Ravana and gave Ravana a boon to be Dashanan, after which Ravana got 10 heads.
Story of pleasing Brahma ji:- According to the legend described in the Ramayana, according to the legend of Ramayana, Ravana had offered his head 10 times in his penance to please Brahmaji, so that Brahmaji was pleased and gave him a boon of 10 ends, which shows his intellect and scholarship. Ravana also sought a boon of immortality from Brahma ji, which he did not receive. But later he got the boon of nectar which was in his navel.
Symbol of knowledge:- Ravana was a scholar and had intense knowledge of the four Vedas (Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda) and six scriptures (theology, economics, kamshastra, mokshastra, dhanurveda, music Shastra). His ten heads were a symbol of his knowledge.
Maya and Shakti:- According to some stories, the presence of ten ends of Lankapati Ravana is considered part of his elusive powers. He could create the illusion of having ten heads with his elusive power.
Symbol of negative tendencies:- Ten heads of Ravana are considered a symbol of ten negative trends such as work, anger, greed, fascination, ego, hatred, partiality, deception, malice and adultery. These are the same 10 bad habits, who are given the message of burning and destroying on the festival of Dussehra.
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