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'''Vishrava''' was the son of [[Pulastya]], the brother of celebrated sage [[Agastya|Agastya Muni]] and the grandson of [[Brahma]], the Creator, and a powerful [[Rishi]] as described in the great [[Hindu]] [[scripture]] [[Indian epic poetry|epic]] [[Ramayana]] of [[Epic India|Ancient India]]. A scholar par excellence, he earned great powers through Tapasya, which in turn, earned him great name and fame amongst his fellow Rishis. [[Bharadwaja]], in particular, was so impressed with Vishrava that he gave him his daughter, [[Ilavida]], in marriage. Ilavida bore Vishrava a son, [[Kubera]], the Lord of Wealth and the original ruler of [[Lanka]].<ref name="Hindu Mythology encyclopedia">[http://www.mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/visravas.htm Encyclopedia for Epics of Ancient India] Quote: VISRAVAS. [Source: Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology] Son of Prajapati Pulastya, or, according to a statement of the Mahabharata, a reproduction of half Pulastya himself. By a Brahmani wife, daughter of the sage Bharadwaja, named Idavida or Ilavida, he had a son, Kuvera, the god of wealth.</ref>
The accounts of Vishrava's far-reaching Yogic powers reached the ears of the Asura, [[Sumali]], and his wife, Ketumathi. Both sought to increase their own powers through alliances with mighty Kings and Rishis. They decided that their daughter, [[
In addition to Ravana, Vishrava fathered [[Vibhishana]], [[Kumbakarna]] and a daughter, [[Shurpanakha]], through
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