Why Did Rama Send Lakshmana to Learn From Ravana? | A Ramayana Shadow-Puppet Tale

Ravana kidnapped Sita, and Rama fought a war to bring her home. Yet as Ravana lay dying on the battlefield of Lanka, Rama sent Lakshmana to him. Not to fight. To learn. Why would Rama send his own brother to the man he had just defeated? And why did Ravana speak only when Lakshmana knelt at his feet? Ravana's three last lessons come from later tellings of the Ramayana, not Valmiki's. The ten-headed king who knew the Vedas, music and the stars has three things to teach, and the last one is the secret that cost him his life. Which lesson do you need most? Tell me in the comments. It is told as a shadow-puppet film in the tholu bommalata tradition of Andhra Pradesh: painted leather puppets, moved by rods, behind a cloth screen. Chapters 0:00 Why would Rama send Lakshmana? 0:20 Ravana, the ten-headed king 0:48 Ravana falls 0:55 "Go to Ravana" 1:12 Lakshmana waits at his head 1:27 Rama's answer 1:43 Lakshmana kneels at his feet 1:54 Lesson 1: never put off doing good 2:31 Lesson 2: never think an enemy too small 3:06 Lesson 3: never tell anyone your secret 3:34 Wisdom, and who it comes to 3:59 Which lesson do you need most? 4:06 Share to keep us alive #Ramayana #Ravana #ShadowPuppets