Mythology: Ravana is a character in Hindu mythology, who is the primary antagonist of the Hindu historical epic, the Ramayana. In the classic text, he is mainly depicted negatively, who infamously kidnapped Rama's wife Sita. This depiction is, however, open to other interpretations. Ravana is a Brahmin, a great scholar, a capable ruler, a player of the veena and a devoted follower of Shiva, and he has his apologists and staunch devotees within the Hindu traditions. The symbolic meaning of "10 headed" is that he is guided by and does not have control over by the five senses and five bodily instruments of action. His counterpart, Rama, on the contrary, is always in full control of these ten. An alternative interpretation is that he created 4 vedas, and 6 upanishadas (although the Upanishads number in their hundreds), which made him as powerful as 10 scholars. However, there is mention in Atharva Veda of demonic brahmans called 'Dasagva' (Ten headed) and 'navagva' (nine headed). These early mythical beings may be the actual forerunners of the later character in the Ramayana. Ravana also authored Ravana Sanhita, a powerful book on the Hindu astrology, also known as Lal Kitab. Ravana possessed a thorough knowledge of Ayurveda and political science. He is said to have possessed the nectar of immortality, which was stored under his navel, thanks to a celestial boon by Brahma.
Dr. V.B. Kolte has written a book named "Mahatma Ravan" (The Great Ravan). This book questions "Was Ravana really bad?" and then author explains as if Ravan was a great personality with qualities better than Shri Rama. He also claims that Ravana is known as bad person because of Valmiki as he has written false Ramayana. Dr. Kolte does not care to give any strong evidence as support for his comments. The book is a baseless imaginary story, written with specific aim of creating confusion about Shree Rama's greatness and divinity.
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