Since time immemorial, as far back as you can remember, mighty importance has been given to ‘Sandhyakaal’, that is, evening time when the sun sets and the moon rises. In other words, meeting time of the sun and the moon, a little dark and a little fading light which is ‘Godhuli’ (when cows return home). It is a pious time and people light Diyas (earthen pots) and engage themselves in ‘Sandhya puja’ (evening prayer) with pure mind and good thoughts forgetting all traumas of the day for a while. It gives solace to the mind.
At such a pious time when everyone was deep in prayer with total Bhakti (devotion) in their minds and nothing but God Almighty in their thoughts, Kekasi, already married to Rishi Visrava, approached Visrava’s Ashram and wished for their copulation with intention to bear their child.
Now it was customary at that time for Rishis to fulfill any demands made at that pious time of Godhuli by any person. Following that tradition, Visrava who could not reject or even overlook Kekasi’s request, accepted her demand and satisfied her.
But immediately after that, he warned Kekasi: “Hey Devi (godess), this action of ours at this time of Godhuli is against religion and is prohibited. But I am bound with our Rishi parampara (tradition) and could not refuse or disappoint you. The deed is done and it is bound to have its consequences. The child conceived today will have few good but more adverse virtues which will overshadow his good ones.”
Thus Ravana was born. Ravana was the eldest of Ketaki’s four off springs. He was known as ‘Dashanana.’ Dashanana means ten heads. That again means one who is egoistic and proud of his genius, wealth and immense strength, the one who scares others, becomes dangerous for others as well as himself. Such a person has tremendous faith in his own strength, can take any risk in life, even risk to his own life in order to fullfill his desires. Such a man was Ravana, who once even dared ‘Yama’ (god of death) for a combat.
At such a pious time when everyone was deep in prayer with total Bhakti (devotion) in their minds and nothing but God Almighty in their thoughts, Kekasi, already married to Rishi Visrava, approached Visrava’s Ashram and wished for their copulation with intention to bear their child.
Now it was customary at that time for Rishis to fulfill any demands made at that pious time of Godhuli by any person. Following that tradition, Visrava who could not reject or even overlook Kekasi’s request, accepted her demand and satisfied her.
But immediately after that, he warned Kekasi: “Hey Devi (godess), this action of ours at this time of Godhuli is against religion and is prohibited. But I am bound with our Rishi parampara (tradition) and could not refuse or disappoint you. The deed is done and it is bound to have its consequences. The child conceived today will have few good but more adverse virtues which will overshadow his good ones.”
Thus Ravana was born. Ravana was the eldest of Ketaki’s four off springs. He was known as ‘Dashanana.’ Dashanana means ten heads. That again means one who is egoistic and proud of his genius, wealth and immense strength, the one who scares others, becomes dangerous for others as well as himself. Such a person has tremendous faith in his own strength, can take any risk in life, even risk to his own life in order to fullfill his desires. Such a man was Ravana, who once even dared ‘Yama’ (god of death) for a combat.
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