Know the teachings that demon king Ravana gave to Laxman on his deathbed

The name Raavan is a symbol of evil. Raavan had ten heads and his navel had nectar. Apart from all these things, there are other qualities of Raavan that is not known to people in general.The great epic writer Valmiki describes Ravan as the greatest King who was not only highly learned, but also the ultimate devotee of Lord Shiva. For instance, Raavan was extremely knowledgeable and a great scholar of the scriptures. He too had written astrology and Tantra Shastra.

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When the demon king Ravana was attacked by Lord Rama and was nearing his death, Ram told his brother, Lakshman, “Go to Ravana quickly before he dies and request him to share whatever knowledge he can. A brute he may be, but he is also a great scholar”.Such is the wisdom of Ravana, no wonder Ram asked Laxman to learn from him.

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Lakshman went and stood near the dying Ravan’s head. But Ravan did not take any notice of him, nor say a word. Lakshman then returned to Rama empty handed. Then Lord Rama told his brother that whenever one wants to learn something from someone, one must never stand near their head, but show humility by staying near their feet.This time, Lakshman went to Ravan and stood near his feet. Seeing Lakshman’s humble posture, Ravan started revealing to him the secrets of ethics, politics and Niti shastra. What is remarkable is that most of Ravan’s wisdom is valid even in today’s world.

Here are the main nuggets of the learned Ravan’s wisdom delivered from his death bed:

• Never become enemies with your charioteer, your gatekeeper, your cook or your brother.
• Never think that just because you are winning always, you will be a winner forever.
• Always trust the minister who criticizes you
• Never think your enemy is weak or powerless.
• Never think you can outsmart the stars because they will bring you what you are destined for.
• Whether you love or despise the Divine, both emotions should be immense and strong.

Ravana said, he had learnt these lessons through bitter experience. Greed arises from attachment to the senses and catering to them. Things that are bad for you seduce you easily; you run towards them impatiently.But things that are actually good for you, fail to attract you; you shun them creatively, finding powerful excuses to justify your procrastination.That is why I was impatient to abduct Sita but avoided meeting you.This is the wisdom of my life, Rama. My last words. I give it to you." With these words, Ravana died.