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Ramayan Story: Ravana, the king of Lanka, was the conqueror of the three worlds. There was no one more brave than him in the three worlds. Apart from being a brave man, Ravana was also a great scholar. He was an expert in Vedas and scriptures. There was no greater devotee of Shiva than him. He had chopped off his head and offered it to Lord Shiva. Ravana had performed severe penance from Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma and had received boons, but despite being brave and the biggest devotee of Shiva, Ravana could not lift the bow of Mahadev.

Sita Swayamvara has been described in detail in the Balakand of Valmiki Ramayana. According to Ramayana, King Janak had organized Swayamvar of Mother Sita to select her husband. A condition was laid down in Sita Swayamvar that Mother Sita would be married to the great person who would pick up Shiva's bow and string it. Many powerful princes were part of this swayamvar. Dashanan Ravana also participated in this swayamvar, but Ravana could not lift the bow of Shiva. Let us know what was the reason for this?

Due to this reason Ravana could not lift Shiva's bow.

According to Ramayana, Ravana was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Once he had lifted Mount Kailash, but when he was called to lift the bow of Mahadev and string it on Sita Swayamvar, he could not lift the bow of Lord Shiva. According to Ramayana, to lift this bow of Mahadev, it was necessary to have love and generosity along with strength. Both these things were not there in Ravana. This is the reason why Ravana could not lift Mahadev's bow.

What was the name of Lord Shiva's bow?

After this, Lord Shri Ram bowed to Lord Shiva's bow and tried to pick it up and string it. During this time the bow broke. According to the scriptures, Mahadev created the bow to end the demon Tripurasura. The name of the bow was Pinak. Lord Shiva had destroyed three cities of Tripurasura with one of its arrows. Then he gave this bow to the gods.