So what will you say? By the way, let us tell you that Ravana's two daughters are worshiped outside India.
Do you know that a daughter of Ravana is considered the goddess of good fortune in Cambodia and Thailand. His small statues are sold in the market and people buy them and take them home. By the way, let us tell you that Ravana not only had seven sons but also two or three daughters. In this, a daughter is seen in the form of statues in temples in Cambodia and Thailand.
Everyone knows about Ravana's sons. He had three sons. But does anyone know that Ravana also had daughters? Who was she? What was his life like? What did she do? Perhaps we don't know about it because nothing much has been written about him anywhere. Ravana's daughters have been talked about in regional versions of Ramayana. Generally there is mention of Ravana's two daughters. The Ramayana of Thailand and Cambodia specifically mentions one of his daughters, whose name is Swarna Matsya.
how many daughters
There is limited information about Ravana's children in Ramayana and related texts. Ravana's sons were mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas. He had three sons – Meghnad, Akshaykumar, and Prahastha. However, the texts say that Ravana had a total of seven sons from his three wives. Meghnad and Akshay Kumar from Mandodari, Atikaya and Trishira from Dhanyamalini and Prahastha, Narantaka and Devantaka from the third wife. Daughters are mentioned in regional Ramayanas, such as Anand Ramayana, Adhyatma Ramayana, and folktales of South India. Also in the Ramayana of Thailand and Cambodia.
Who was the golden daughter, what was her relation with Hanuman. Why did she start loving Hanuman? What is the story behind it? We will know this later but first let us also know why Sita and Kumbhini are also called daughters of Ravana.
The name of the second daughter was Kumbhini.
In some stories, Sita is also described as the daughter of Ravana. Apart from this, the name of his second daughter was Kumbhini. Ravana married her to his own younger brother Kumbhakarna. The names of Ravana's other daughters also appear in some other regional stories, but their number and stories are not clear.
The amazing Ramayana says that Sita was also Ravana's daughter born to Mandodari, whom he had abandoned. But this story is not accepted in the mainstream. (News18AI)
Why is Sita called Ravana's daughter?
Some regional and folk tales claim that Sita was the daughter of Ravana and Mandodari. When it was predicted that this girl would become the cause of Ravana's destruction, then Ravana locked her in a box and threw her into the sea. This box reached Mithila, where King Janak found it. Raised as Sita. However, this story is not found in Valmiki Ramayana or Ramcharitmanas. It is not even accepted in the mainstream.
Ravana had another daughter, Kumbhini, whom he married to his own brother Kumbhakarna, who remained unhappy. It is mentioned in many regional language versions of Ramayana. (News18 AI)
Why was Kumbhini sad?
Now let us know about Kumbhini. In some South Indian Ramayanas and folklore, Kumbhini is described as Ravana's daughter, who was married to Kumbhakarna (Ravana's brother). Kumbhini is depicted as an intelligent and pious woman, who was unhappy with her husband's long sleep and participation in the war.
After Kumbhakarna was killed in the war, there is no specific mention of Kumbhini. Perhaps she must have been in Lanka. In some stories he is shown mourning with Mandodari.
Another daughter of Ravana was named Swarnamachha or Swarnmatsya, which is mentioned in the Ramayana of Cambodia and Thailand. (News18 AI)
Another daughter was Golden Matsya
A daughter of Ravana is mentioned in various regional and foreign Ramayanas. The name of this daughter of Ravana was Suvarnamachha or Golden Fish. This has been described in Thailand's Ramkien Ramayana and Cambodia's Ramker Ramayana.
body shined like gold
The body of the golden mermaid shone like gold, hence she was also called the "golden mermaid". It literally means "golden fish". This daughter is not mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana or Tulsidas' Ramcharit Manas, it is found only in some regional and foreign Ramayanas.
Story of Suvarnamachha and Hanumanji
According to the story, when Shri Ram had entrusted the task to Nal-Neel of the monkey army to build a bridge across the sea to Lanka, Ravana ordered his daughter Suvarnamachha to foil this plan. The goldfish went under the sea and started making the stones disappear, which hindered the construction of the bridge.
she fell in love with hanuman
When Hanumanji found out the reason for this, he saw the golden fish inside the sea. There was a war between the two. During the war, Suvarnamachha became attracted towards Hanumanji. Fell in love with him.
Hanumanji explained to him that Ravana's action was wrong. After this the golden fish returned the stolen stones. Then the construction of Ram Setu was successfully completed. According to this story, if the golden fish had not fallen in love with Hanumanji, the construction of Ram Setu could have been disrupted. She told Hanumanji that she had fallen in love with him but Hanuman did not accept her because he was a celibate.
Statues in temples in Thailand and Cambodia
Yes, golden fish statues are found in temples and other places in Thailand and Cambodia. Scenes of the love and companionship of Hanuman and the Golden Fish can be seen in the murals depicting Ramakyean stories on the walls of Wat Phra Keo Temple in Bangkok.
goddess of good fortune
Images of the golden fish are also shown on small cloth streamers or framed pictures as good luck charms in shops and homes in Thailand.
Carved frescoes depicting stories from the Ramayana on the walls of Angkor Wat in Cambodia include scenes of the Golden Fish. The gallery at Angkor Wat shows fish figures in a scene of the churning of the ocean, perhaps representing the Golden Fish.
In statues and paintings, the Golden Fish is often depicted as a mermaid, with the upper part of a beautiful woman and the lower part of a fish. She is usually depicted in water with Hanuman or alone.
There is no temple of any daughter of Ravana in India. However, many temples of Ravana definitely exist. Mandodari and Meghnad are also worshiped in some parts of India
