Banaasura
Banaasura | |
|---|---|
बाणासुर | |
| Title | Shabhapati |
| Personal life | |
| Region | Mithila region |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Profession | Royal courtier |
| Religious career | |
| Based in | Court of King Janaka |
Period in office | Treta Yuga |
Banaasura (Sanskrit: बाणासुर) was the Shabhapati of the court of King Janaka during the occasion of Sita Swayamvara Shabha in the Mithila Kingdom.[1] He is known for the dialogues with the Asura king Ravana at the court of King Janaka. The dialogues between Banaasura and Ravana is known as Ravana - Banaasura Samvada.[2] It is very popular in Ramleela drama played in different parts of the Indian subcontinent. There is a special episode for Ravana - Banaasura Samvada in the Ramleela Drama.[3][4]
References
- ↑ तुलसीदास (1966). रामायण (in Hindi). Khemarāja Śrīkr̥shṇadāsa.
- ↑ Śarmā, Jagadīśa (1968). Rāmacandrikā (in Hindi). Bhāratīya Śodha-Saṃsthāna, Gāndhī Śikshaṇa-Samiti.
- ↑ "रावण-बाणासुर संवाद सुन रोमांचित हो उठे दर्शक - रावण-बाणासुर संवाद सुन रोमांचित हो उठे दर्शक - Uttar Pradesh Maharajganj General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ↑ "रावण-बाणासुर संवाद सुन रोमांचित हुए दर्शक". Hindustan.