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3:52 like at this point Shiva is like 90 thousand years into a 100 thousand year enlightenment process and the interruption forces him to start again, so he's kinda mad about it.

3:00 Elaborating, Kumbhakarna actually wanted to ask for "Indraasana" (Indra's throne, where Indra is the chief of the deities), and the Gods knew this. So they asked Saraswati (Goddess of learning and speech) to occupy his tongue so he may mispronounce his wish. As a result, Kumbhakarna mispronounced "Indraasana" as "Nidraasana", literally meaning "sleeping couch". Brahma was more than happy to grant that.

there is a saying in hindi, "ghar ka bhedi lanka dhaaye" which roughly means, "your own kin will be the cause of the fall of your home" just as vibhishan was the fall of ravana's home

Zahhak finding Ravana in Hell: "I just wanna say that I'm a huge fan..."

A small correction-Rama didn’t hit Ravana in the heart, he shot him in the neval instead, thereby soaking his immortality nectar. Vibhishana told Rama about his brother’s secret that Ravana can’t be killed except by that particular way. 😝

Yeah, one thing, Hanuman wasn't the Monkey King, it would be Bali and then Sugriva.

Also, the appearance of Rakshasas you have selected is from the Indian Artform Yakshagaana or the Dance and singing of the Yakshas .

EC: Hanuman, the Monkey King Sun: Did someone say... EC: No, not THAT Monkey King!

Extra credits : make a video on ancient Indian culture Their Indian viewers: we have been summoned

5:02 Okay I'm not sure if this is from a local Ramayana, but the Valmiki Ramayana and most mainstream ones portray Ravana as a very just king. He would never willingly harm the people of Lanka and would just take his shenanigans elsewhere.

Ravana did commit many sins and his ego was the reason for his downfall But he was a very wise and just ruler, he was a Brahmin with very good knowledge of the scriptures

… wow, talk about timing. I just fought Ravana in Final Fantasy 14 two days ago, and I was curious what myth he was drawn from. Looks like I got my answer.

That cuts out a huge amount from the Ramayana. Unavoidable considering the book's epic length.

5:34 sidenote here hanuman isn't the monkey king, thats sugrieve, he is just a god-ish monkey (kind of like Sun Wukong) who just gained the blessing of some gods, which is why he is so powerful. Correct me if im wrong

Ravana did not offer Shiva his head but rather tore the sinew from his arm strung it to his fingers to make a harp and sang his praises and hymns. It was upon witnessing this act of devotion that Shiva gifted Ravana with the immortal blade and further boons.

I love how you stayed true to the complexions, It's really sad and heartbreaking to see people in India white washing our own legends and mythologies all the time.

i did learn about this epic in grade 10. We Vietnamese are really fascinated with Indian Myths and epics

The tangents and narrative of the Ramayana this videos goes into, I've never heard about them. Can I get a source to read about it myself.

I read about these guys from a books known as the Serpent’s Secret except that loosely based on Bangladesh folklore and some elements of cosmic science. But hey I’m a grown man whose getting back to reading good books on Indian inspired fictional books accusationaly other fantasy books and sometimes Disney.

Though the story is correct, some visuals are wrong. When Sita was kidnapped, she was in the forest. I was pleasantly surprised you covered about Shiva punishing Ravana. Shiva gave the boon of "Huge Strength" to Ravana, not sword. Also, Shiva wasn't pleased by Ravana's head offering, Ravana screamed for 100yrs due to the punishment. Those screams disturbed others, just for sake of others, Shiva freed Ravana. Wish your team could review this script with some Indian experts on these topics. TBH, I am happy with the level of detail from a foreigner, it's just that I feel these gaps would also have been fulfilled.

You’ve left us on a cliff hanger in Celtic mythology for over 2 years please give us part 3 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I am surprised how close this comes to the original story. But, being an Indian I will like to correct some facts: 1. Ravana asked for "Amrit" or the elixir of eternal life, but it could be drank only by gods. So Ravana placed the pot of the elixir in his belly button and would be granted invincibility till the pot is intact. 2. Ravana conquered with Lanka after getting only his first boon and not the sword. 3. Ravana didn't grow heads like a hydra, he was so knowledgeable that the information could not be stored in 1 head. But when he asked for a boon from Lord Shiva, shiva told him that his heads did not represent his knowledge anymore rather represented his arrogance, on which Ravana chopped all his head and in return god shiva's sword. He proceeded to become shiva's devotee. He also got a "panchshool" or a 5 pronged trident which protected Lanka from any harm from outside. 4. He once asked shiva to come to his mansion and reside there as staying at a mountain like Kailash was not fit for such a divine being. But Shiva was deep in meditation then Ravana decided to pick the hole mountain and take it with him. But when shiva set his foot down, the mountain crashed on Ravanas hand. When he asked for another chance, he was given the task to take a shivaling (a representation of lord shiva) to Lanka without setting it on the ground once. But was tricked by the gods into doing so. 5. Ravana got angry and swore vengeance on the gods, he went and captured every god (Not supreme gods aka Brahma Vishnu Shiva) and petrified them like a statue in his palace halls. 6. Sita was not being protected by guards rather was in exile for 14 years with his husband Ram and hid brother Laxman. The brothers were tricked by Ravana into following a golden deer(which Sita demanded) and took the form of a beggar to capture her.\ 7. Hanuman although strongest was not the king rather a minister in the court of Monkey King Sugreev, and along with an army completely compromised of beasts and vanars(they were not complete monkey-like nowadays, rather were trained monkeys that wielded weapons and armours). 8. In the battle the arrow was shot in Ravana's belly button(as Vibhishan told them the secret about the elixir pot) and hence died.

I miss this series so much, please we need more extra mythology content 😢 (and not just some youtube shorts)

One of my favourite D&D monsters.

Pffft, you are joking, it's not that Ravana was vulnerable to humans. He just had vulnerability to magical piercing damage dealt by creatures of good alignment.

How amazing is it to have such an ancient story to be told to us today? Anyone know a good (fun) book to read old Indian myths for a total dummy on the topic?

Regardless of what culture, I love hearing about mythology it peeks into the culture it comes from

Did we just gloss over a monkey king with a monkey army!? I'm sorry, rewind that and tell me more!

Can't believe how strayed this video is from the actual story

Reminds me of a Piers Anthony novel where a Rakshasa and a Deva get in a contest over if a deva can get a young man laid a ton of times before the Rakshasa can kill him.

I appreciate your efforts to make a video on Ramayana. But there are so many things you missed or wrongly said in this video. Although thanks for making this 😃

The ending leaves much to be desired... Ramayana had a very sad and profound ending than a simply a human slaying an evil king.

This version seems super weird.

always heard about these guys it was nice to finally learn about them this is why this channel is great

The pronunciation of the names is making me laugh. XD

This story has many interpretations where Lankans have their own which is very different from the mainstream story. So I am not worried about the story much. Anyway good to see south Asian mythologies on this channel.

This helps so much! Thank you!

Wait! their are many interpretations of Ramayan and Ravan's story but I'm pretty sure Ram and Sita's vanwas(forrest dwelling) is common in them all, so Sita can not "underguard by soldiers" 😶 is he talking about Lakhsaman Rekha that kept her safe? Which Ramayan or any Of Itihass is this taken from, what's the source?

Yes, Indian mythology. Thank you very much Extra Credits!

Let's not forget that Ravana kidnapped Sita as retribution to Lakshman(Rama's brother) cutting off his sister's nose. Also he did not mistreat Sita while in captivity. I'm a Shaivite Hindu and if I had lived at that time, I'd probably be in Ravanas army. 😅 He was not a cruel ruler, and the Tamil Hindus of Lanka venerate him to this day in their oldest Hindu temple (the most Ancient temple in the island 2600+ years old) to this day. This temple was build by Ravana for Shiva, and there is a prominent Ravana statue at the front of the temple He was also a scholar and a musician (he created Ragas that are popular to this day in south Indian Carnatic music) and while on his deathbed Rama learned the art of statecraft and good governance from Ravan, as he was considered the most learned person at the world at that time. Here is a video of him engaging in a musician competition (from a old movie) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n52GrbWrnpmVkYk.html

I remember last year I watched this channel every day, but now im just really busy

My first experience with a Rakshasa in a story was in Critical Role, campaign 1. That was a troublesome devil. Not the same as in the original folklore, but the D&D version was still heavily influenced by it.

Looking at the Monkey King like, "Oh, you know what's up."

Umm, some pieces where... Ah misinterpreted to say the least, but that's understandable. I'll just mention a few... Ravan's weakness (and yeah that how we pronounce it Ravan and not Ravana 😅 but yeah we add an "a" in the end probably because of some complexities with Sanskrit to Hindi to English.) was his navel and that's where he was shot. There was no one with Seta when Ravana came, also he came as a wandering sage and not exactly beggar, asking "Bhiksha" umm kinda different from begging. And there are others but that would make this long. But in all honesty it was interesting :)

Thankyou for covering Indian Mythology

Wonderful video

Video of Ravana playing the Veena in a competition kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n52GrbWrnpmVkYk.html Ravana was also an accomplished scholar and musician ..as well as a Veena player. The Ragas he composed are still used to this day, in the south Indian Carnatic musical tradition. He was also considered the most educated person in the world at that time, and the people of his country lived him as he was a very kind and just ruler(what extra credit said about his cruel rule is not found on the Ramayana). In fact after the battle while he lay on his deathbed, Rama sat down by his bed to learn from him the art of statecraft and governance

Left the religion behind a long time ago, but still gotta enjoy the mythology for what it is ❤️

Veri nice

'Sita Sings The Blues' says hello 😜

YOO! the timing of this vid is impeccable! We just had a puppet show today in class about Sita and Rama. Thanks for the vid!👍

Actually, Sita was taken away when Rama was banished from his kingdom with no guards in the jungle

Wait, hold up. What about the part where Ravana was a giant four-armed sword-wielding bug man who rejoiced in the glory of combat? That's my favorite part.

Wow, Rakshasa are really cool, its a shame that they had to go and give their name the Battletech Rakshasa, one of the worst heavy mechs in the universe.

Really enjoy the episode. Rakshasa seem like a great warning.

Hotis: "Some time has passed, Vax. And much of the world moves on to newer, greater threats. But true pain never really heals. You hurt me deeply. And continue to hurt. Agony, for weeks, months. Pain I had never experienced. (deepening to a growl) It’s all I can think about. It’s all I think about!" Sam Riegal: "RAKSHASA!!" *Jazz hands*

Forget about the video, the intro is fire

I would love to know the sources you referred for this video.

Thanks a bunch, Vishnu.

Brother the story is filled with so many errors 😂. Sorry for downvoting

This was so chaotic though😂

Linguisticly, Rakshasa might have derived from the Indo-European word (h)urksos which means "bear."

That child listing to this story going to have some Vietnam flashbacks of this during history class

We have this burmese Mythology too, Ravana is called Dathagiri in burmese.

The Tamil Hindus of Lanka have a Shiva temple dedicated by Ravana who is held in the highest esteem and considered the holiest temple for them to this day. It has a history of more than 2600 years and while the original temple was destroyed by the sea, and a later one destroyed by a Buddhist king and later the Portuguese, a rebuilt one still stands to this day on a hill by the sea. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koneswaram_Temple

Is there any explanation as to why Rakshasa are backwards-handed tiger people in D&D?

Can’t wait for another episode

Heck yeah this topic

this is the second time i've heard of gods needing sleep

The earth rotating the that way really rubs me the wrong way

That would be something to see on a future Magic Card: "Protection from Everything except Human"

Can you cover story of (kumara sambahvam) or (Story of parushurama aka daddy kratos aka battle mage)

Sita Sings the Blues.

You ahould make a video on zalmoxis a very special god in Dacian mytologie

Extra Credits, could you please make the video of Durga vs Mahishasura in Extra Mythology? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Wow Sita's abduction was grossly misrepresented!

This is another great video I really love mythology and this is one of my favourite ways to consume the media of myths

What A Great Being That Nothing Short Of A God Can Kill Him😍🙌🏽

Jai shri Raam 🙏

Y’all ever realize it’s been nearly a year since dthe last extra mythology.

Yo how come it's been 2 months since an episode of Extra Mythology came out?

Rama did not shoot Ravana in the heart, he shot the arrow in the Navel !!!

This isssssss ssssoooooo much more simplified and compressed

Amazing video. BUT VERY SHORT. It's impossible to make a series on a major character from the Ramayana. I hope though extra mythology grows and is able to make more thorough videos.

I did not know this existed outside of d&d

Wow.

Greetings from Finland!

I know about this tale as I am an Indian

Why am I getting Far Cry 4 Flashbacks?

I was trying to think where I heard the name “Ravana” before, and then I realized that’s probably where Ravannavar from Indivisible got his name from.

Out of the those three supreme gods vishnu is my favorite 😍

yes do more indian myths

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the trinity.

May you please cite the book(s) you've had taken this version from

Smallest Ramayana we have ever heard. 😎

Great video! Please feature a Yoruba myth at one point! They have such a rich pantheon and mythos, but you haven't featured any videos on them.

wow

Kubera is also the Lord of wealth.It is also said that Kubera loaned even Mahavishnu(Venkateswara)for the supreme lord to marry Padmavathi,avatara of Lakshmidevi.Kubera is also the king of yakshas,who are,basically,nature spirits

Please make a video on narsimha