Was Ravan Great or not?

Nowadays, the demon king Ravan is being glorified a lot by the Pakahandis. A section of society has even started worshiping him by portraying him as a great scholar. But is this all true? 

Let us see from the evidence of Valmiki Ramayan.

Was Ravan a devotee of Shiva? 

The biggest misconception that has been spread about Ravan is that he was a devotee of Shiva. He had composed Shivtandavastrotram. This is not true. Ravan was not a devotee of Shiva.

Nor had he composed any stotram. There is a complete description of Ravan's palace and his city of Lanka in Sunderkand of Valmiki Ramayana. In this description, we get the smallest information about Lanka, but there is no description of whether there is a Shiva temple in Lanka.

In fact, calling Ravan a devotee of Shiva was the propaganda of Vaishnavas. Through this, they wanted to convey the message that Shiva devotees are sinners like Ravan. The rumor of Ravan's devotion to Shiva has become popular through medieval Puranas.

Was Ravan a scholar of Vedas? 

Ravan was born in Rishikul. Therefore, according to the family tradition, he must have read the Vedas. But this does not mean that he knew the essence of the Vedas. People who merely memorize the Vedas without knowing their true essence have been called donkeys in our scriptures. Ravan was just such a donkey.

Ravan was a Cannibal

Nowadays, devotees of Ravan praise him a lot. But they did not know that their so-called Great Ravan was a cannibal. There is a clear description in Sunderkand that if Sita does not accept Ravan within a month, Ravan will bite her and eat her. Nowadays people worship this cannibal Ravan! Ravan was a demon. He was not great. He was lewd, adulterous, lustful, and a cannibal. To glorify him is to insult Shri Ram.

Whenever someone praises Ravan, feel free to show him/her this article.

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