Which can only be defeated by a weapon forged by brahma himself the legendary brahmaastra. However, Brahma pleased with his great grandsons penances made him near invincible to almost any weapon and gave him Amritham (the nectar of immortality) to wear around his waist. Ravana instantly requested immortality, to which Brahma refused, as all beings have an ultimate end, including him. Through rigorous Tapas, Brahma, the creator god was much pleased and asked what he desired. Inspired by his demonic maternal uncles and mother (who was a daitya, a clan of demons) he began to perform ascetic penances to please his grandfather who was known as the creator of man.
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