Ravan’s Eighth lesson to Laxman

Ravan’s Eighth lesson to Laxman

Friends you all know Ravana is demon King, but he is also great scholar to. The story i am going to share you the eighth lesson Ravana to Laxman.

 The story begin when the demon king Ravana was attacked by Lord Rama and was nearing his death , Rama asked his brother Laxman to go him and learn something which no other person except an erudite Brahmin like Ravana could ever teach him .

The story goes that after something the fatal arrow on the battlefield of Lanka , Ram told to his brother , Lakshman , go to Ravana quickly before he dies and request him to share whatever knowledge you can. A brute  may be , but he is also a great scholar . Then Laxman go to Ravana and sit near on his  head and said oh great scholar give me the some lesson which is used in my life.

Then Ravan said if you have come to me as a student then you must sit at my feet  because teachers must be respected and you want to learn lessons.

Laxman went to Ravana and this time he stood near his feet , Ravana seeing Laxman standing near his feet told him secrets that make anyone’s life successful .

Ravana said , the most important lesson of life is that you must defer the bad action as much as you can and you must do good action without as you can . If you can save not only yourself but many other people from being damaged .

Scholar Ravan give lesson to Laxman

Ravana also told about politics and statesmanship these are also called his eighth lessons of Ravana-

1.      Do not be the enemy of your charioteer , your gatekeeper , your cook and your brother they can harm you any time .

2.      Do not think you are always a winner , even if you are wining all the time.

3.      Always trust the , who criticises you .

4.      Never think your enemy is small and powerless, like I thought about Hanuman .

5.      Never think you can outsmart the stars , they will bring you what you are destined to .

6.      Either love or hate God , but both should be immense and strong .

7.      A king who is eager to win glory must suppress greed as soon  as it lifts its head .

8.      A king must welcome the smallest chance , to do good to others , without the slightest .

 Valmiki describes Ravana as the the greatest devotee of Shiva . In many folk versions of the epic , such as Ram -kathas and Ram -kritis , we are informed that Ravana composed the Rudra stotra in praise of Shiva , the ascetic -God.

He designed the lute known as Rudra- Veena using one of his 10 heads as the lute known as the lute’s gourd , one of his arms as the beam and his nerves as the strings .

                                                                      His  ten heads were Kama (lust), Krodha (anger) , Moha (delusion), Lobha (greed) , Mada (pride), matasyasya(envy), manas (mind), Buddhi (intellect), Chitta (will) and Ahamkara (the ego) all these ten constitute the ten heads.

Ravana said , he had learnt these lessons through bitter experience . Greed arises from attachment to the senses and catering to them . Put them in their proper places , they are windows for knowledge , not cahannels of contamination..