Patalaravana, Patālarāvaṇa: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPatālarāvaṇa (पतालरावण).—A leader among the demons. Rāvaṇa, the lord of Laṅkā, and Pātālarāvaṇa are different. Pātālarāvaṇa was the son of the sister of Mālyavān. Heti, son of Brahmā, begot of his wife Bhayā a son named Vidyutkeśa. Vidyutkeśa married Sālakaṭaṅkā and got of her Sukeśa. Sukeśa married Devavatī and got of her three sons, Mālyavān, Sumālī and Mālī. Of these Sumālī got Prahasta and others who were the ministers of Rāvaṇa. Pātāla-Rāvaṇa was the son of Mālyavān’s sister.
A set of demons afraid of Mahāviṣṇu, the destroyer of demons, fled to Pātāla. Their leader was Pātālarāvaṇa. On reaching Pātāla he became their leader and emperor and he got the name of Pātālarāvaṇa from then onwards. (See full article at Story of Patālarāvaṇa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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