Vibhīṣaṇa
mythological figure · 1 work · 26 mentions · 84 anchored passages
Rāvaṇa's younger brother · brother of Rāvaṇa · lord of the Rākṣasas · Rāvaṇa's brother · Saumitri's ally · his brother Vibhīṣaṇa · king of the rākṣasas · lord of rākṣasas · lord of the Nairṛtas · own brother of Vaiśravaṇa
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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
A rākṣasa whom Rāma consecrates as king of Laṅkā after Rāvaṇa's death.
The crossing of the ocean, the siege of Laṅkā by night, the alliance with Vibhīṣaṇa, and the disclosure of the means of slaying —
Crossing by that causeway to the city of Laṅkā and slaying Rāvaṇa in battle, he consecrated Vibhīṣaṇa as lord of the Rākṣasas in Laṅkā.
"Then there is Vibhīṣaṇa, righteous of soul, not given to rākṣasa ways;