Triśiras
mythological figure · 1 work · 6 mentions · 14 anchored passages
son of Rāvaṇa · three-headed foe of the gods
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
A rākṣasa commander slain by Rāma alongside Khara.
Then, at the instigation of Śūrpaṇakhā, all the Rākṣasas rose up — Khara, Triśiras, and the Rākṣasa Dūṣaṇa,
The slaying of Khara and Triśiras, the rising up of Rāvaṇa, the slaying of Mārīca, and the abduction of the Vaidehī —
"Appoint me instead, O valiant one;