Viradha
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Viradha is a demon (rakshasa) in the Hindu epic Ramayana who confronts Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the Aranya Kanda during their forest exile.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramayana character
ⓘ
demon ⓘ rakshasa ⓘ |
| abducts | Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| achievesAfterDeath |
release from curse
ⓘ
return to celestial status ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInKanda | Aranya Kanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| asksFor | proper funeral rites ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Dandaka forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacksWith | club ⓘ |
| boastsOf | invulnerability to weapons ⓘ |
| boastsTo | Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confronts |
Lakshmana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cursedBy | Kubera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curseResult | transformed into a rakshasa ⓘ |
| deathMethod | buried alive in a pit ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Lakshmana’s assistance
ⓘ
Rama’s strength ⓘ |
| desires | to take Sita as his wife ⓘ |
| encountersDuring | Rama’s forest exile ⓘ |
| episodeType | forest encounter ⓘ |
| formerIdentity |
Gandharva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
celestial being ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Lakshmana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKilledBy |
Lakshmana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberatedBy | Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meets | Rama in the Dandaka forest ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
end of a curse through righteous heroes
ⓘ
liberation through contact with the divine ⓘ |
| physicalTrait |
huge body
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terrifying appearance ⓘ |
| revealsPastIdentityTo | Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
demon antagonist
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obstacle during exile ⓘ |
| sourceTextLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| textualSource | Valmiki Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst | spade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.