Who named him Ravan?

Hi everyone! I'm not sure if this topic has been addressed already in the forum, so I thought I'd just ask...So far, I don't think Dashanan has been given the name Ravan. I'm hoping they'll reveal this soon...but in the meantime I've been wondering if anyone knows how and when (and from who) he got the name Ravan? Thanks!

sorry i don,t know but it hink he got name raavan cuz he was froma devil race. just a guess not sure

The name "Ravan" was given by Lord Siva because Ravan was once crying at a very high voice. The story follows:-

Ravan became very strong because of boon from Brahma. He defeated gods. He also took away Lanka from Kuber.
One day, Ravan went to Kailash mountain. Lord Siva was living on the top of the mountain. Ravan was so proud of his strength that he tried to uproot and move the mountain. Lord Siva got angry and pressed the mountain with a toe. Ravan's hands were now pinned under the mountain. Siva's people informed Ravan of who he had made angry. Ravan got afraid. He shouted for Siva's forgiveness. He composed and sang hymns praising Siva. Then Lord Siva released him from the bondage. Pleased with his devotion, Siva gave Ravan chandrahas(moon-shaped sword), a very powerful weapon.
When Ravan was pinned under Kailash, he was shouting so much that Siva named him Ravan. The word Ravan means "the one of terrifying roar."

After the above incident, Ravan became staunch devotee of Lord Siva.

wow i never knew lord shiva named him raavan
thx akhl 😛

Oh wow!!

I never know this!!

Originally posted by: akhl

The name "Ravan" was given by Lord Siva because Ravan was once crying at a very high voice. The story follows:-

Ravan became very strong because of boon from Brahma. He defeated gods. He also took away Lanka from Kuber.
One day, Ravan went to Kailash mountain. Lord Siva was living on the top of the mountain. Ravan was so proud of his strength that he tried to uproot and move the mountain. Lord Siva got angry and pressed the mountain with a toe. Ravan's hands were now pinned under the mountain. Siva's people informed Ravan of who he had made angry. Ravan got afraid. He shouted for Siva's forgiveness. He composed and sang hymns praising Siva. Then Lord Siva released him from the bondage. Pleased with his devotion, Siva gave Ravan chandrahas(moon-shaped sword), a very powerful weapon.
When Ravan was pinned under Kailash, he was shouting so much that Siva named him Ravan. The word Ravan means "the one of terrifying roar."

Oh....I remember that scene from Ramayan.......

In Ramayan, though, they say that he didn't yell.......They DO say that he lifted the mountain and all......but they don't say that Shiva got angry...

According to Ramayan, this is what happens.....

When Ravan picks up the mountain, Shiva decides to test his mental power, so he puts his foot on the mountain, and makes it too heavy for Ravan to lift....After Ravan's hand is suppressed by the mountain...Ravan sings a Shiv Tandav that he made up.....Shiva was so impressed with it...that he released his foot from Kailash...and gave Ravan a Chandrahas.....which comes back 3 times.....(its breakable only by brahma, vishnu, and shiva)

In Ramayan, they DO NOT link this incident to his naming as Ravan...as far as I'm concerned....I think Ravan WAS his REAL name......He got named Dashanan after he pleased Brahma and got the 10-head boon......because that's what Dasanan means (The One with Ten Heads)...

But, according to scriptures, Ravan cried when Lord Siva pinned his hands under Kailash. Because of this, Siva named him Ravan. After this Ravan composed and sang hymns eulogizing Siva. Please read Siva Puran.
Nowhere it is written that Ravan got 10 heads as boon from Brahma. Rather, it is written that he already had 10 heads.

If it states in the Shiva Puran that Shiva named him Ravan, I guess that information is correct.

However, according to Ramayan, Brahma was the one who gave Ravan the ten-head boon. It doesn't state that Ravan was B ORN WITH ten heads...because there would have to be a solid reason behind that......a person isn't just born with ten heads...

According to Ramayan, Ravan offered his head to Brahma 10 times, and Brahma gave it back to him 10 times. Thus, Ravan's head gets regenerated 10 times. He got the name "Dasanan", because he had this regeneration power.

You mention that in the shiva puran, it states that he already had ten heads. They probably mean to say that he already had ten heads AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT....

I do not intend to sound argumentative.....I am sorry if I do.....I am just writing the thoughts that come up in my head when I read the post.....because I want to find out the complete truth......because if he was born with ten heads, I guess that's a blooper in Ramayan....

Originally posted by: islandboy401

However, according to Ramayan, Brahma was the one who gave Ravan the ten-head boon.[/quote]

I did not see that episode of Ramanad Sagar's Ramayan. May be in that serial it was shown that Brahma gave ten heads to Ravan. But this is not what is written in the scripture Valmiki Ramayan.

[quote]It doesn't state that Ravan was B ORN WITH ten heads...because there would have to be a solid reason behind that......a person isn't just born with ten heads... [/quote]

In the scriptures there is mention of demons having various strange bodies. There is even mention of a demon having his head in his stomach. So, why can't Ravan have been born with ten heads? Please note I am not saying that this story must be literally true. I am just talking about what the scriptures say. May be ten heads should not be taken literally. May be it has some other meaning. But scriptures do not say that Brahma gave him boon of ten heads. In scriptures, a large number of things are written, which are so strange that it is almost impossible to believe them.

[quote]According to Ramayan, Ravan offered his head to Brahma 10 times, and Brahma gave it back to him 10 times. Thus, Ravan's head gets regenerated 10 times. He got the name "Dasanan", because he had this regeneration power. [/quote]

That might have been shown in TV serial Ramayan. But scriptures say that he cut off 9 heads (not 9 times) and offered to Brahma. When he was about to cut his 10th head, then Brahma intervened.

[quote]You mention that in the shiva puran, it states that he already had ten heads. They probably mean to say that he already had ten heads AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.... [/quote]

Possible. But it is true that, according to scriptures, Brahma did not give him boon of ten heads.

[quote]I do not intend to sound argumentative.....I am sorry if I do.....I am just writing the thoughts that come up in my head when I read the post.[/quote]

When I read scriptures, then lots of thoughts come to my mind and, frankly speaking, there are many things which I do not believe. But I am not talking about my beliefs. I am talking about what scriptures say.

[quote]because if he was born with ten heads, I guess that's a blooper in Ramayan....

Do you mean blooper in the book Valmiki Ramayan or blooper in Ramanand Sagar's TV serial Ramayan? Both are not exactly the same.