# Discussion on Ravana's Character and Origins - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2117551572661961011 - Source account: [@sam_kanyakumari](https://x.com/sam_kanyakumari) - Source language: Tamil - Target language: English - Duration: 2:57 - Published: 2026-11-07 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins ## Transcript [0:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins) That's a different controversy. Ravana was a Tamil. [0:02](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=2) He came and— an Aryan came and killed him. Rama did. [0:06](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=6) Ravana was from Noida. Did you know that? [0:08](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=8) It was in that village near Noida that his ancestors came from the Pulastya lineage. Ravana did too. [0:14](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=14) Pulastya's son was Vishravas. Ravana was Vishravas's son. [0:18](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=18) Kubera was Vishravas's eldest son. Someone from Vishravas's lineage lived in Noida. [0:22](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=22) So how did he end up in Lanka? This Kubera was a big private lender. [0:28](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=28) So he amassed a lot of wealth. That's why he bought an island. [0:31](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=31) It's become a common practice for everyone to buy an island somewhere, wherever they want. [0:34](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=34) So he went and bought an island. Kubera was living on that island. [0:39](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=39) Ravana went to Kubera, showed off his strength, and seized it. [0:44](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=44) Ravana is from Noida. He has absolutely no connection to Tamil. [0:47](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=47) If you look through the Valmiki Ramayana, there are two incidents. [0:50](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=50) Were there any Tamils? One was Agastya. Agastya came from the northern lands, from Agastya's abode, and it says in the Sundara Kanda that the Tamiraparani originated there. [1:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=60) So Agastya came and helped Tamil flourish through the Agastya grammar. [1:03](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=63) Second, Hanuman must have spoken Tamil. How do we know? He shouldn't speak Sanskrit to Sita. [1:09](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=69) If I speak Sanskrit, perhaps she might understand, or perhaps she might not. [1:12](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=72) So Valmiki begins by saying he could speak in the sweet language that humans speak in the Ramayana. [1:17](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=77) When the commentators ask, "What is the sweet language? Could it be Tamil?" [1:20](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=80) Since Tamil is also called nectar, he must have spoken Tamil there. [1:24](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=84) He asked jokingly. Hanuman spoke Tamil. How do we know? Because even today, Hanuman only recognizes prasadam. [1:30](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=90) He must have spoken Tamil. So Ravana has no connection to Tamil. [1:35](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=95) No, sir. He was in Lanka. Just because he was in Lanka, does that mean there's a connection to Tamil? [1:39](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=99) Even if there were, we shouldn't accept it. [1:40](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=100) Because seven women tweeted about him. In Me Too, seven women said Ravana sexually harassed them. [1:45](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=105) This sort of man is deeply devoted and diligent. [1:48](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=108) There was no shortage of strength in Ravana. [1:50](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=110) In the Sundara Kanda, Hanuman enters Lanka and is amazed. [1:54](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=114) Who could possibly come and conquer this Lanka, Rama? [1:56](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=116) How well this Ravana administers! A great administrator. [2:01](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=121) A great devotee of Shiva, a Vedic scholar, one who performed Agnihotra. Remember that. [2:05](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=125) Do you know how to perform Agnihotram and tell if he was doing it? [2:08](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=128) Suppose someone who performs Agnihotram dies, after you have passed away. [2:12](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=132) As soon as they die, you have to perform the rites for the three sacred fires. [2:14](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=134) Whichever Agnihotram she had performed, you must use that fire to perform her final rites. [2:19](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=139) Then Rama says, “Vibhishana,” “Perform the final rites for your elder brother.” [2:24](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=144) He brings the fire from the Agnihotram Ravana performed. [2:28](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=148) A Brahmin, a Vedic scholar, a merchant, a devotee of Shiva, an administrator, a mighty man But he had one major flaw: his character. [2:38](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=158) Everything was good, but Ravana had no character. [2:40](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=160) Rama stood victorious there like that. What character! [2:44](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=164) He came all this way searching for Sita, didn't he? [2:46](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=166) Wasn't she married off by her father, King Dasharatha? [2:48](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=168) Fine, he could have turned back. I went to Uttar Pradesh trying to search for Sita. [2:52](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=172) I couldn't find anywhere that she might have gone. [2:54](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/vuAIqC6rS2uo/transcript-of-discussion-on-ravanas-character-and-origins?t=174) Nothing… She struggled so much. She worked so hard.