Vibhishana

Vibhishana
King of Lanka[1]
Member of Chiranjivi
Rama crowns Vibhishana as King of Lanka
AffiliationRakshasa, Vaishnavism
PredecessorRavana
AbodeLanka
TextsRamayana and its versions
Genealogy
Parents
SiblingsRavana
Kumbhakarna
Shurpanakha
ConsortSarama
Mandodari
ChildrenTaranisena,Nila(sons),Sananda,Trijata and Analte(daughters) by Sarama
DynastyRakshasa
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Vibhishana (Sanskrit: विभीषण, romanized: Vibhīṣaṇa, lit. 'formidable')[2] is the younger brother of Ravana, the King of Lanka, in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana.[3] Though a rakshasa himself, Vibhishana turned his back on Ravana, and defected to Rama's side, owing to his dharma.[4] After Rama defeated Ravana, the former crowned Prince Vibhishana as the King of Lanka before returning to Ayodhya.

Vibhishana (left) shows the Pushpaka Vimana to Rama and Lakshmana
  1. ^ "Story of Vibhīṣaṇa". 28 January 2019.
  2. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (24 June 2012). "Vibhishana, Vibhīṣaṇa, Vibhīṣaṇā: 28 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Ravana | King Ravana - Viral Sri Lanka". 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ Buck, William (2000). Ramayana. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1720-3.