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Ravana Samhita

रावण संहिता

(Rāvaṇa Saṁhitā)

A five-volume Tantra text attributed to Ravana — Brahmin scholar-king, supreme Shiva-devotee, composer of the Shiva Tandava Stotram, inventor of the Ravanahatta, master of the 64 arts. Vol. 1: Shiva-upasana, mantra-shastra, jyotisha, ego vs surrender. Vol. 2: Ayurveda, Samudrika Shastra, Niti, Vastu. Vol. 3: Sangita Shastra, Yoga & Pranayama, Moksha Vichara. Vol. 4: Tantra Vidhi, Shakti Upasana, Karma Vichara, Upadesa-Sara. Vol. 5: Stotras & Hymns (Shiva Aparadha Kshama — 'aparādhasahasrāṇi'; final self-offering), Yuddha Niti (buddhi over bala; 'dūto na hantavyaḥ' — the messenger Ravana violated), Mrityu Vichara (death as enemy and teacher; antakala smaran; Ravana's liberation at the moment of death), and Bhakti Rahasya — the paradox resolved: para-anurakti, the fourfold bhakti, and the Mundaka's final word: bala, tapas, absence of pramada. The complete Ravana Samhita: 19 chapters, the most unsettling wisdom corpus in the tradition.

Attributed to Ravana

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  1. 1Ravana as Devotee — The Paradox of the Learned Sinnerरावण-भक्ति — विद्वान पापी का विरोधाभास2 verses
  2. 2Shiva Upasana — The Science of Shiva Worshipशिवोपासना2 verses
  3. 3Mantra Shastra — The Science of Sacred Soundमन्त्रशास्त्र2 verses
  4. 4Jyotisha — The Ravana Samhita's Astrologyज्योतिष3 verses
  5. 5The Final Teaching — Knowledge, Surrender, and the Price of Egoअन्तिम उपदेश — ज्ञान, शरणागति और अहंकार का मूल्य2 verses
  6. 6Ravana's Ayurveda — The Physician-King's Medical Teachingरावण-चिकित्सा2 verses
  7. 7Samudrika Shastra — The Science of Bodily Signsसामुद्रिकशास्त्र2 verses
  8. 8Niti and Vastu — Ravana's Statecraft and Sacred Spaceनीति और वास्तुविद्या3 verses
  9. 9Sangita Shastra — Music as the Science of Consciousnessसङ्गीतशास्त्र2 verses
  10. 10Yoga and Pranayama — The Eight-Limbed Practiceयोग-प्राणायाम2 verses
  11. 11Moksha Vichara — The Final Philosophical Synthesisमोक्षविचार3 verses
  12. 12Tantra Vidhi — The Ritual Science of Transformationतन्त्रविधि2 verses
  13. 13Shakti Upasana — The Goddess as Dynamic Consciousnessशक्त्युपासना2 verses
  14. 14Karma Vichara — The Philosophy of Action and Consequenceकर्मविचार2 verses
  15. 15Upadesa-Sara — The Final Distillationउपदेशसार3 verses
  16. 16Stotras and Hymns — Ravana's Own Voiceस्तोत्राणि2 verses
  17. 17Yuddha Niti — The Science of Warयुद्धनीति2 verses
  18. 18Mrityu Vichara — The Contemplation of Deathमृत्युविचार2 verses
  19. 19Bhakti Rahasya — The Secret of Devotionभक्तिरहस्य3 verses
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