Vishrava
Hindu · mortal · mythic · Recorded classification
Brahmin sage, son of Pulastya, father of Ravana, Kubera, Vibhishana, and Kumbhakarna
Children
Domains
- asceticism
- sacred knowledge
Powers
- Mastery of Vedic learning won through tapas
- Progenitor of the rakshasa and yaksha lines
Relations
- spouse: KaikesiReciprocal of hindu_kaikesi.spouse — Rakshasa princess; wife of the sage Vishrava; mother of Ravana. Vishrava is mortal, so the bond is recorded as spouse rather than parentage to preserve her demigod tier.Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda 9 (Kaikasi, daughter of Sumali, weds the sage Vishrava) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Ramayana, Uttara Kanda (primary)