Ravana under Kailasa and the naming of Ravana

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The name Ravana comes from his screams under the mountain.

Ravana mocks Nandi and tries to uproot Shiva's mountain; Shiva presses him beneath it. After a thousand years of worship Shiva frees him, names him Ravana ('he who cries') and gives him the Chandrahasa sword.

Who: Ravana, Shiva, Nandi

Places: Mount Kailash

Where this comes from

modern-popular · Uttara Kanda summary, mahavidya.ca (Book 7 part 1) no sarga numbers on page

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