2006-10-19 20:25:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Surpanakha is Ravana's sister in the epic Ramayana. She is a hideous creature, as are the other rakshasas of her race. She falls in love with Rama when she happens across him in the forest. She asks Rama to marry her. He refuses saying he is an eka patnivrataa that means 'loyal to one wife'. Rama, in jest, suggests that she might try his brother Lakshmana. Lakshmana, who also enjoys teasing her, suggests that since he is his brother's servant, she would be better off being Rama's second wife than Lakshmana's first. Surpanakha tries to kill Sita. In a fit of rage Lakshmana cuts ((Surpanakha's)) nose and ears off. Surpanakha goes crying to her brother Ravana and persuades him to kidnap Sita.
2006-10-20 01:03:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She was sister of Ravana... When Ram,Sita and Laxman were in exile she came to Rama and seeing the beauty of Ram, requested him to marry her.
Rama told he was already married and his wife was with him and he did not want to marry her... she went to Laxman and forced him to marry her.
Laxman also refused...at this she became furious and planned to kill Sita so that Ram can marry her... at this Laxman was furious and he cut nose of shrupnakha
To take revenge of her sister's insult... Ravan kidnapped sita and thus the war of Ramayana
2006-10-20 04:09:00 · answer #2 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surpanakha is Ravana's sister in the epic Ramayana. She is a hideous creature, as are the other rakshasas of her race. She falls in love with Rama when she happens across him in the forest. She asks Rama to marry her. He refuses saying he is an eka patnivrataa that means 'loyal to one wife'. Rama, in jest, suggests that she might try his brother Lakshmana. Lakshmana, who also enjoys teasing her, suggests that since he is his brother's servant, she would be better off being Rama's second wife than Lakshmana's first. Surpanakha tries to kill Sita. In a fit of rage Lakshmana cuts ((Surpanakha's)) nose and ears off. Surpanakha goes crying to her brother Ravana and persuades him to kidnap Sita.
Description of Surpanakha
She is ugly with a pot belly and is cross-eyed.
She has coppery, dried out hair.
Her voice is harsh and she is old, cruel, and deceitful.
She has a crude and wicked personality.
Her name shurpanakha means shovel-nails. She was very ugly but disguised herself as a beautiful woman using the power of Maya (Illusion)
2006-10-20 05:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
she was ravan sis and she wanted to marry laxman which laxman completely refused to do coz u know how ravan had captures his sis in law and everything
so supanakha was really forcing
and laxmna got angry and cut off her nose
2006-10-20 03:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by carissa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shrupnakha was the sister of Ravana.
I don't know why she was humiliated
2006-10-20 03:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by crispey_honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey from what i saw Ramayan on tv..she was Ravan's sister and forced lakshman to marry her which he refused.
2006-10-20 03:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by big b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋