<Li> Kubera (half - brothers) </Li> <P> Ravana (IAST: Rāvaṇa; / ˈrɑːvənə /; Tamil: இராவணன், Telugu: రావణ, Sanskrit: रावण, Malayalam: രാവണൻ), Sinhala: මහා රාවණා), is the primary antagonist in the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana where he is depicted as a Rakshasa, the Great king of Lanka . Ravana is the son of Visravas Muni and Kaikesi and grandson of Pulastya Muni . </P> <P> Ravana, a devotee of Siva, an Asura king of ancient Sri Lanka is depicted and described as a great scholar, a Brahmin, a capable ruler and a maestro of the veena (plucked stringed instrument). He is also described as extremely powerful king and has ten heads . His paramount ambition was to overpower and dominate the devas . His ten heads represent his knowledge of the six shastras and the four Vedas . In the Ramayana, Ravana abducted Rama's wife Sita to exact vengeance on Rama and his brother Lakshmana for having cut off the ears and nose of his sister Shurpanakha . </P> <P> Ravana is worshipped by Sinhalese, Tamils and Hindus in some parts of India, Sri Lanka and Bali (in Indonesia .) He is considered to be the most revered devotee of Shiva . Images of Ravana are seen associated with Siva at some places . </P>

The protagonist in ramayana whose wife is abducted by the demonking of lanka ravana