Many apparently weird issues were mentioned, apart from 10 heads of Ravana, in Srimad Ramayana.
1. The birth of Sita - non-uterine birth - ayOnija.
2. Trishira - a demon with three heads
3. Kumbhakarna - a rAkshasa (demon) with a colossal body
Were they born out of advanced genetic experiments?
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Let us consider the birth of Kumbhakarna - a rAkshasa (demon) with a colossal body and the younger brother of Ravana.
His birth and his exploits were described by Vibhishana, the younger
brother of Ravana and Kumbhakarna, to Sri Rama in Yuddha Kanda of Srimad
Ramayana.
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Vibhishana replied to Rama as follows:
"He
is the powerful Kumbhakarna, the son of Visravasa. He conquered Yama
and Indra in battle. There is no other demon, corresponding to the size
of his body. O Rama! He conquered thousands of celestials, demons, a
class of demi-gods, serpent demons, ogres, Gandharvas the celestial
musicians, Vidyadharas the celestials artistes and Kinnaras (the
semi-divine beings with the human form and the head of a horse) in
battle."
"Seeing the mighty Kumbhakarna
with ghastly eyes and a spear in hand, the celestials were not able to
kill him, having confused to think that he was Yama the god of Death.
This Kumbhakarna, by his very nature, is energetic and mighty. The
strength of the other demon-chiefs is attributable to boons (granted on
request by gods)."
"Soon after his birth,
this great-souled demon, afflicted as he was by hunger, ate thousands of
living creatures. While the living beings were being eaten, the
frightened people sought refuge with Indra and even reported the matter
about him.
That Mahendra wielding a
thunder-bolt was enraged and struck Kumbhakarna with his weapon of the
white thunderbolt. The great souled Kumbhakarna struck by Indra's
thunderbolt was quite agitated at it and roared loudly with anger.
Hearing the roar of that Kumbhakarna, the demon, who was howling loudly,
the frightened people were further frightened."
"Enraged
as he was on Mahendra, the mighty Kumbhakarna then pulled out a tusk of
Airavata, Indra's elephant and struck it into Indra's chest. That
Devendra, tormented by the hit of Kumbhakarna, was burning with rage.
The celestials, Brahmanical sages and demons were suddenly aggrieved.
Even Indra with his people went to the abode of Brahma the Lord of
creation."
"They informed about the
evil-mind of Kumbhakarna to Brahma, how he devoured the living
creatures, his assault on celestials, the destroyal of hermitages and
his taking away of others' wives. If he eats away the created beings
continuously like this, the world will become desolate just soon after
some time.
On hearing the words of Indra,
Brahama, the great grandfather of the entire world, called for the
demons and saw Kumbhakarna too along with them.
Just
on seeing Kumbhakarna even Brahma was frightened. Thereafter on
restoring his confidence, Brahma cursed Kumbhakarna as follows:
ध्रुवम् लोकविनाशाय पौलस्त्येनासि निर्मितः |
तस्मात्त्वमद्यप्रभृति मृतकल्पः शयिष्यसे || ६-६१-२४
"It is sure that you were created by Visravasa for the destroyal of people. On that account, you will be sleeping apparently dead from now onwards. "
Humbled by Brahma's curse, Kumbhakarna then fell down in front of Ravana.
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We have to observe the word used by the Sage Valmiki here. He used the word निर्मितः - created - while indicating the birth of Kumbhakarna.
If Visravasa was the biological father of Kumbhakarna, Lord Brahma might have called him as the son of Visravasa, but Lord Brahma was saying that you were created by Visravasa.
Weird or peculiar. Was it not?
However, why did Lord Brahma use the word निर्मितः - created?
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Visravasa was described as the son of Pulastya, son born out of thought - र्मानसः सुतः
प्रजापतीनाम् षण्णं तु चतुर्थो यः प्रजापतिः |
मानसो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः पुलस्त्य इति विश्रुतः || ५-२३-६
"Among th six Prajapatis, whichever son, the fourth Prajapati, born by the thought of Lord Brahma ,he is famous as Paulastya."
पुलस्त्यस्य तु तेजस्वी महार्षिर्मानसः सुतः |
नाम्ना स विश्रवा नाम प्रजापतिसमप्रभः || ५-२३-७
By the name, famous as Visrava, with a radiance equalling that of Lord Brahmathat glorious sage is the son born from the thought of Pulastya.
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We have to understand the concept of son born out of thought - र्मानसः सुतः. There will not be any biological relationship between the father and son here.
A great teacher will pass on knowledge he acquired to his dearest pupil or disciple treating him as his son - as Drona did in the case of Arjuna. Thus the pupil or disciple will become his son born out of thought - र्मानसः सुतः.
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So
in my view, Lord Brahma - pitaamaha - was a great Genetic engineering
scientist of that era. He taught to his disciples, one among them was
Pulastya. Pulastya in turn taught this knowledge to Visrava.
While
doing experiments on Genetic engineering, he might have created
Kumbakarna, with a colossal body. That is why Lord Brahma used the word
- निर्मितः - created. He was not the biological father of Kumbhakarna.
Similarly,
Sita, Hanuma, Ravana, Trishira, Vali, Sugreeva etc, might have born out
of that Advanced Genetic engineering researches.
Mayasura built flying cities :-)
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