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Mandodarī
Sign in to saveMandodari (, , lit. "soft-bellied";) was the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes her as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is extolled as one of the Panchakanya, the recital of whose names is believed to dispel sin.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.member_of
- Panchakanya
- Deity.image
- File:Mandodari based on Raja Ravi Varma's painting (cropped).jpg
- Deity.texts
- Ramayana and its versions
- Deity.caption
- Raja Ravi Varma's lithograph on Mandodari
- Deity.affiliation
- Rakshasi Panchakanya
- Deity.Devanagari
- मंदोदरी
- Deity.Sanskrit_transliteration
- Mandodarī
- Deity.abode
- Lanka
- Deity.father
- Mayasura
- Deity.mother
- Hema
- Deity.consort
- Ravana, and later Vibhishana
- Deity.children
- Meghanada, Atikaya, Akshayakumara (sons)
- Deity.siblings
- Mayavi, Dundubhi and Vyomasura (brothers)
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Birth and early life
- Marriage with Ravana
- Saviour of Sita
- During the war
- Remarriage to Vibhishana
- Mother of Sita
- Assessment
- References
- External links
Mandodari (, , lit. "soft-bellied";) was the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes her as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is extolled as one of the Panchakanya, the recital of whose names is believed to dispel sin.
Mandodari was the daughter of Mayasura, the King of the Asuras (demons), and the apsara (celestial nymphs) Hema. She marries Ravana and bears three sons: Meghanada (Indrajit), Atikaya and Akshayakumara. Despite her husband's faults, Mandodari loves him and advises him to follow the path of righteousness. She repeatedly advises Ravana to return Sita to Rama, but her advice falls on deaf ears. Her love and loyalty to Rāvana are praised in the Rāmāyana.