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In Mahabharata Lord Brahma has been credited to have created the Vedas and in tradition it is said Ved Vyasa had compiled it. He arranged the four kinds of mantras into collections. Those are the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, The Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.

Vibhishana had a daughter named Trijata from his wife Sarana. She was assigned by Ravana to guard Sita in Lanka. She however became the friend of Sita and used to dream destruction of Ravana.

Trijata was a wise old rakshasi and assigned to guard Sita, Lord Rama's wife, in the Ashoka Vatika of Lanka. But she used to dream destruction of Ravana and victory of Rama. In Ramayana she is portrayed as friend of Sita.

Drupada was killed by Drona on the 15th day of the Mahabharata war. He was the father of Draupadi, wife of five Pandavas.

Kaikesi was Ravana's mother. She was a daughter of Rakshasa Sumali and is called Keshini and Nikasha too. After Ravana adducted Rama's wife Sita, she asked him to return back to her husband. She had also ordered Ravana's brother Vibhishana to fight on Rama's side.

Ravana had two sisters - Kumbhini and Shurpanakha, who was the root of Sita kidnapping. Kumbhini was elder to him and she was wife of demon Madhu, who was king of Mathura. She was known for her beauty.

Yes, Ravana had ten heads representing his knowledge of six shastras and four Vedas. In some pictures, he can be seen with nine heads. This is because he had sacrificed one to convince Lord Shiva. He was a devout follower of Lord Shiva.

Vibhishana ruled Lanka after Ravana's death. He was the brother of Ravana and is said to be one of the seven immortals on Earth.

Sugriva was married to Ruma as mentioned in Kishkindha Kanda. He abducted Rama with the help of Hanuman after Ruma's father didn't approve them to marry. He also stole wife of his elder brother Vali through treachery after Lord Rama shot Vali. So Tara became his queen and chip diplomat of the...

Jara was a hunter and an invarnation of Vali or Bali, who was king of Kishkindha. In Ramayana he is mentioned as elder brother of Sugriva. He was the son of Lord Indra and husband of Tara, who was produced from churning of ocean. He belonged to Vanara race.

Just one Gandhari. They together had 100 sons and 1 daughter. The eldest son was Duryodhana. However, Dhritarashtra also had a son from Gandhari's maid Sughada. He was Yuyutsu.

Vedic sage Atri or Attri is the father of Moon or Chandrama or Chandra. He is one of the Saptarishi and mentioned in Rigveda. He has composed many hymns to Agni, Indra and other Gods. Atri was married to Anasuya Devi and had three sons together. The other two were Dattatreya and Durvasas.

Shiva, but he was forgiven and given life later. A head of male goat was fixed over his body.

Narayana was a vyuha of Lord Vishnu. It means that he was cosmic emanations of Lord Vishnu and not an avatar. Hindu philosophr Madhvacharya writes there were five vyuhas of Lord Vishnu.

Daksha, the father of Sati, hated Lord Shiva as he was a Prajapati, son of Lord Brahma, wealthy and led royal lifestyle. Shiva led a very modest lifestyle, wore tiger skin, had matted hair with thick locks, used a skull as bowl and smeared ashes on his body. He had no house and lived on Kailash...

The main reason why to chant Hare Krishna is to get rid of the effects of Kali dosha. It helps in developing knowledge and detachment.

Hare here means divine feminine potency of God, who is Lord Krishna here. The word Krishan in the mantra means the all-attractive one. Rama in the Hare Krishna Hare Rama maha mantra refers to the reservoir of all pleasure.

The Hare Krishna Hare Ram is a Maha Mantra composed of 16 words. It is a Vaishnava mantra and rose to importance during the Bhakti movement of the 15th century. It is mentioned in the Kali-Santarana Upanishad.

Ravana fought with his half brother Kubera and took Lanka. He thereafter ruled the land being king of the Rakshasa kingdom.

Yes, both are sons of Vishrava but from different mother. His mother was Ilavida. Ravana's mother was Kaikesi