Bhadra, also referred to as Yakshi, Chhavi, Riddhi and Manorama,Nidhi,Sahadevi. Daughter
of an asura named Mura and the wife of demigod, Kubera, younger brother of Ravana, she is
also known as Kuberi, the goddess of auspiciousness.
Bhadra and Kubera led a happy married life and were parents to three sons; Nalakuvara,
Manigriva, Mayuraja, and a daughter named Minakshi.
As per the legend, Ravana one day saw Bhadra by the lake and was fascinated by her beauty.
He tried to grab her in his arms and Bhadra was alarmed by his audacity. She escaped him
somehow but complained of Ravana’s misconduct to her husband. Lord Kuber was so
affronted that he moved his family out of Lanka to Alkapuri but before leaving, cursed
Ravana that he will be demolished if he touches any without her consent.
This is the reason why Ravana captures Sita but does not touch her. He proposes marriage to
Sita time and again and every time Sita declines him.
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When Lord Hanuman is desperately searching for mata Sita in Lanka and unable to find her,
he prays to Lord Rama to help him and that is the precise moment he hears a voice chanting
Lord Rama in his prayers. On going closer he notices a temple decorated with signs of conch,
bow and arrow. Hanuman introduces himself to Vibhishan, brother of Ravana, also a devotee
of Lord Ram. Vibhushan informs Hanuman that Sita is in Ashok Vatika seated beneath a
banyan tree and Hanuman proceeds to find her.
But not before bowing to Mother Tulsi. Vibhishan’s chamber is the only spot in all of Lanka
to have a Tulsi plant

Lankinin was the security guard of Ravana’s Lanka. Legend has it that Lankini was originally
the security guard of heaven but due to a mistake, Lord Brahma cursed her to become a
rakshasi and since then, she was demoted to become a guard at Lanka. But Lord Brahma had
blessed her with a boon. The day she was hit by a monkey and she spat blood, she would
revive to her original avatar. And this happens when Lord Hanuman crosses the ocean in
search of mother Sita.
Hanuman has to overcome several obstacles before he can make it to his goal and these
include rakshasis Simhika and Surasa mentioned in earlier episodes). Simhika was the
daughter of Prajapati Kashyapa and Ditti and the sister of asura Hiranyakashipu and
Hiranyaksha according to Vishnu Purana.
The puranas say that while Surasa represents the element akasha (sky), Simhika and Lankini
represent water and earth respectively.

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Maya or Mayāsura is a figure in Hindu mythology. He is king of the danavas, a demonic
race, and famous for his brilliant architecture. His most important creations include the
Mayasabha (the hall of illusions) for the Pandavas and Tripura (the three cities) for the sons
of Tarakasura. He is also mentioned as the father-in-law of Ravana in the epic
Ramayana. The Uttara Kanda of the epic Ramayana mentions that during his visit to swarga
(heaven), Maya married an apsara (heavenly nymph) named Hema. They had two sons —
Mayavi and Dundubhi — and a daughter Mandodari, who later married Ravana, the rakshasa
ruler of Lanka and the main antagonist of the epic.
Swayamprabha also and apsara was the friend of Hema and entrusted with the responsibility
of safeguarding the creation of Maya, when he was slayed by Lord Indra.  On their journey to
discover Sita the monkeys are trapped inside the Mayavi cave and enamoured by the
blossoming trees full of fruits and the fresh water streams. The garden is scented and the
splendour is erotic but if the monkeys drink the water or eat the fruits, they are cursed to
remain in the land forever and they cannot do that because they are committed to Ram to find
Sita. Svayamprabha is impressed by their devotion and aids them to find a way out of the trap
and leads them to Lanka.

Jambvan was the King of the Bears though many ancient scriptures have also described him
as a monkey. He was created by Lord Brahma, to assist Lord Ram in his battle against demon
King Ravana. Jambavan is the only one to witness both Ramayana and Mahabharaat. He was
present during the churning of the ocean and circled Vamana seven times when he was
acquiring the three worlds from Mahabali. Unfortunately, there is little information about his
wife Jambavan but his daughter Jambavati is documented as chronologically the second
Ashtabharya of the Hindu God Krishna. 
As per the story, Lord Krishna married Jambvati when he defeated her father, Jambavan, in his
quest to retrieve the stolen Syamantaka jewel. Jambavati is believed to be an incarnation of
Goddess Lakshmi. According to the Bhagavata Purana, Jambavati was the mother of Samba
who was the reason why the Yadav clan was perished. Her other offsprings include Sumitra,
Purujit, Shatajit, Sahasrajit, Vijaya, Chitraketu, Vasuman, Dravida, and Kratu. The Vishnu
Purana says that she has many sons headed by Samba.

Everyone knows about Ravan’s virtuous brotherVibhishan who went against his brother and sided with dharma but very little is mentioned about Vibhishan’s wife Sarama who stood rock steady by her husband all through the crisis. She was an independent, empowered woman and Vibhishan derived the strength to follow the correct path of life from Sarama. 

It is said that Sarama was a rakshashi (demon) and though there is not sufficient information about her lineage, she is mentioned in rare scriptures as a Gandharva daughter. Elder brother Ravana chose Sarama for his brother to be his brother Vibhishana. Some scriptures say that Vibhishan married Mandodari after Ravana’s demise and later adaptations of Ramayana, describe Trijita as Vibhishan and Mandodri’s child but this is an improbable story because Trijita was Lankesh’s slave at Ashok Vatika guarding Mata Sita.

Most of us have only heard about Mandodari as Ravan’s wife but research reveals that Ravan had three wives. Mandodari, the daughter of the celestial architect Mayasur His second wife was called Chirangi, the daughter of the Gandharva, Chitrasen, who bore Ravan one son, Veerbaahu and finally,Dhanyamalini, Ravan’s third wife who is said to have been killed by the husband. 

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Kumbhakarn is the brother of Ravana and the son of Rishi Vishrava., Not much is mentioned about him in the epic except that he had the ability to sleep for six months in a year. He was married to Vajrajwala, the daughter of Bali and the granddaughter of Virochana, who also fought in the war against Rama and was killed. Kumbkaran and Vajrajwala raised two sons, Kumbha and Nikumbha.

Kumbhkaran’s second wife was called Karkati who was the princess of Sayadri and bore a son called Bhimasura

To be continued