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    Indrajit - Wikipedia. Meghanada (Sanskrit: मेघनाद, lit. 'roar of the clouds', IAST: Meghanāda), also referred to by his epithet Indrajita (lit. 'conqueror of Indra ') [1], according to Hindu texts, was the eldest son of Ravana and the crown prince of Lanka, who conquered Indraloka (Heaven).

    • It Began with Ravana’s Quest For The Perfect Son
    • Thus Was Born A Boy Whose Cry Made The Sound of Thunder
    • He Was Trained to Become The Most Powerful Warrior
    • He Conquered The Heavens Defeating Indra
    • He Defeated Hanuman…
    • And Rama…
    • And Laxmana – Twice!
    • But Was Then Betrayed and Rama Finally Knew His Secret of Invincibility
    • Ravana Laughs and Humiliates Indrajit, Calling Him A Coward
    • Indrajit Accepts His Fate and Walks to His Own Death Knowing His Fate Is Sealed.

    Ravana, as we know was immensely powerful, and like all egoistic people wanted the perfect son. He ordered the planets to be in the perfect constellation for an auspicious birth of his son.Ravana at the time had conquered everything there was to conquer. The planets, fearing Ravana’s wrath obliged. Thus, his son was born at the most auspicious time...

    Ravana’s son was born of his wife Mandodari, and when the son was born, his cries sounded like thunder, and hence was named Meghanad (meaning thunderous in Sanskrit).

    Meghanad was taught by Shukra himself. Shukra was the guru of the Asuras, and had many famous disciples.Some of his famous students you may know are Pralhad, Bali and Bhishma. Shukra taught him all the secrets of warfare, and Meghanad learned and mastered all the weapons and strategies. In addition to conventional warfare, Meghanad also mastered th...

    The Devas and Asuras have always fought against each other. During one of these wars, Ravana and Meghanad also took part in the battle. During the battle, Indra and Ravana got into a vicious duel in which Ravana is defeated and faints. Meghanad, enraged, engaged in a duel with Indra. He defeated him and tied him to his chariot and took him to Earth...

    Hanuman, who was one of the strongest beings on Earth to ever live was defeated by Indrajit. Indrajit captured and defeated him by using the Brahmastra.

    Rama, the avatar of Vishnu was defeated when Indrajit let loose one of his most powerful weapons – the Nagapash.The weapon unleashed a million snakes that wrapped themselves around the bodies of Rama and Laxmana. They fell defeated and utterly exhausted and had to be saved by Garuda.

    After he had defeated Rama and Laxmana and failed, he fought very hard the next day to achieve victory. He employed all of his sorcery skills. This made it very hard for Rama and Laxmana to kill him because Indrajit would suddenly disappear from their vision and appear behind them. Frustrated that he could not still defeat all of them, he unleashed...

    Indrajit, realizing that he may not win it with his present abilities, decided to do his yagna and then enter the battle. Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana was a good person, and believed that the abduction of Sita was not right at all. He gave up the secret of Indrajit’s invincibility to Rama and Laxmana. Hanuman, along with Laxmana interrupted hi...

    Ravana, drunk with power, refused to pay heed to his own son, just like he ignored Vibhishana. He called Indrajit a coward for running away from the battle. Indrajit is ashamed and with anger, he tells his father that it was because of his duty as a son he was still fighting. However, he assured Ravana that he will not abandon his side, come what m...

    Indrajit realized that his father will never surrender Sita. He also realized that Rama and Laxmana are much more than just humans. He walked into the battle with a finality, accepting his death at the hands of Laxmana. But he still fought valiantly. But this time, Laxmana slayed Indrajit without compunction and it drew to an end the life of the mo...

  2. One of the most powerful characters in the Ramayana is the son of Lord Ravana, the fearful and terrible Indrajit. Named so for his victory over Lord Indra, the king of the Devas himself, Indrajit was the greatest warrior in Ravana’s army.

  3. Aug 18, 2020 · Indrajit is considered the powerful warrior of his era and the only warrior along with Parshurama ever to possess the three ultimate weapons of Trimurti, i.e., Brahmanda Astra, Vaishnava Astra, and Pashupatastra. He learned all kinds of cosmic weapons from his Guru Shukracharya, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Shiva.

  4. Dec 16, 2015 · Indrajit played an active role in the Great War between Rama and Ravana. Indrajit joined the battle when all his brothers had been killed by Rama and his army.

  5. Indrajit, also known as Meghnad, is a significant character in the Ramayana, the ancient Indian epic. He is the son of the demon king Ravana and is renowned for his valor, skill in warfare, and mastery of magical arts.

  6. Indrajit or Meghnaada is a great warrior of Ramayana, who was son of Ravana, the king of Lanka and Mandodari, daughter of Mayasura. Indrajit was such a courageous warrior that he could rival Rama with a great fighting skill. Indrajit was an ideal son and citizen.