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.