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The primary antagonist of the Ramayana, depicted as a ten-headed king of Lanka and a master of Vedic knowledge and Shiva-worship. In esoteric contexts, he is sometimes associated with specific tantric or astrological treatises.
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Appears in 32 Books
Pandit Devaki Nandan
Viththala Dikshit
Picard, Bernhard|Herrliberguer, David
Somaśambhu
Jagmanderlal Jaini
Manmatha Nath Dutt
India Office Library
Ernest Trumpp (trans.)
Tiruvalluvar (ed. Mrugesa Mudaliyar, trans. John Lazarus)
Pratap Chandra Roy; Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Gustav Oppert
Picard, Bernhard|Herrliberguer, David
R. Shamasastry
Monier Monier-Williams
W.J. Wilkins
Manmatha Nath Dutt
Ralph T.H. Griffith
Nemichandra (trans. Sarat Chandra Ghoshal)
Vyasa (ed. Venkateshwar Steam Press)
anonymous
D.T. Suzuki
Guru Gobind Singh; scribed by Fateh Chand