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Vishrava
विश्रवाः sa विश्रवा hi விஸ்ரவன் ta
Father of Ravana
- Child of Pulastya
- Married to Ilavida
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 10
Kinship in an account 3
Family 7
- child of (father) Pulastya sage in Hinduism
- parent of (child) Kubera The lord of wealth and the god-king of the semi-divine Yakshas in Hindu mythology
- parent of (child) Kumbhakarṇa younger brother of Ravana in the Ramayana
- parent of (child) Rāvaṇa King of Lankā in the Hindu epic Ramayana
- parent of (father) Surpanakha Evil character of Ramayana (Ravana's younger sister)
- parent of (child) Vibhīṣaṇa Brother of Rāvaṇa in Ramayana
- married to Ilavida Mother of Kubera
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