Ravana's Redemption and Divine Justice

Lord Shiva never forgave His beloved devotee, Ravana, for his mistakes.

Even after he died at Lord Rama's hands,

He did not grant his soul salvation. Why?

This scene explains that very beautifully.

Watch, and then you'll understand why.

Ravana was Lord Shiva's most beloved devotee.

After his death, he performed penance for years so that Lord Shiva

would appear before him

and forgive him. But Lord Shiva did not do so.

Seeing all this, Parvati could no longer bear it, and she ran

to Lord Shiva and said, "O Lord!

How can You be so harsh?

Why will You not appear before Your most beloved devotee, Ravana?

Why will You not forgive him?"

Lord Shiva

smiled to Himself

and said, "O Parvati!

In this world, evil deeds are divided into three categories.

The first is sin

that a person commits knowingly or unknowingly, its

It can be remedied through atonement, by asking forgiveness and by making amends

in some other way. The second wrongdoing is known as a grave sin.

Such as murder, kidnapping, and heinous

crimes. Even they can be forgiven to some extent.

But the third wrongdoing

is known as a mortal sin, for which there is

no forgiveness." Parvati interrupted Shiva and

asked in astonishment, "O Lord!

Ravana abducted Sita. That should be known as a grave sin.

Why do you consider it a mortal sin?"

Shiva then, to himself,

smiled

and said, "O Parvati!

A sin whose impact remains on humanity and

divinity throughout the world for centuries

falls under the category of a mortal sin. I would forgive Ravana

if

he had abducted Sita as Ravana. But he had assumed the guise of a saint,

whose impact on sainthood throughout the world

and on Sanatan Dharma will remain

for centuries. There is no forgiveness for that, Your Honor, and

This is Ravan, Ravan. He must absolutely not

be spared. He has betrayed his guru's devotion and trust.

He has betrayed innocent children. He has betrayed me and

all of our Mahadev.

He has committed a heinous crime using His name. I

demand the death penalty.

He should be hanged until death.