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friend of Rudra. His abode is Kailasa. He is represented as having
three legs, only eight teeth and a yello\v mark in place of one eye.
Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Vibhishana are Rakshasas made
famous by the Ramayana.
Ravana is one who makes a loud noise. The Rakshasas reach-
ed the height of their power in his time. The Yakshas, before his
time, had occupied Lanka or Atlantis under Kubera, but Ravana pro-
pitiated Siva by his loud hymns, and acquired easy mastery over his
kindred elementals. He ousted the Yakshas from Lanka and made
it his own capital. R ??vana also controlled the higher Devas of Tri-
loki.
Kumbha karna = Kumbha (pitcher) + Kama (ear). This
pitcher-eared brother of Ravana is said to have devoured thousands
of beings including sages and heavenly nymphs. He slept for six
months at a time. He was ultimately slain by Rama.
Vibhisana, meaning the Terrible, left his brother Ravana and
joined R ??ma. After the death of RAvana, R ??ma installed him on the
throne of LankA. He is said to be still living.
.The R^kshasas are said to have possessed Keima Rupa i. e. they
could assume any body at will.
In the line of Pulastya we have this strange combination the
digestive fire of stomach, ears, Yakshas and lastly the Rakshasas who
could change their body at will. Altogether we may say, Pulastya is
Intelligence which governs animal passions and K ??ma.
TABLE G.
Pulaha =Pula + ha. Ha is one who gives up.
Gati is motion.
Karma-Srestha is one most skilled in karma or work.
Variyas is excellent, preferable.
Sahishnu is patient, enduring.
Pulaha seems to be the higher aspect of Kama the impulses
pure and simple, apart from their Kamic generator, or perhaps Pulaha
may represent Pranic activity.
TABLE H.
Ktatu is a Vedic sacrifice, intelligence, power, ability.
Kriyd is action.
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