Ravana is the king of Rakshasas. Rakshasas are considered demons because though they have the intelligence and discriminatory powers that humans possess, they willingly choose to follow the law of the jungle and deliberately seek to dominate and control everyone around them. Ravana’s father is Vaishrava whose father was Pulatsya who is another mind-born son of Brahma. Thus, Ravana is a descendent of Brahma. Metaphorically speaking, Ravana then is a form of Brahma created when imagination is crumpled and knotted by several layers of fear.
