Preparing for war

Discover the story of Ravana's quest for the Pushpaka Vimana and the technology behind the Iron Dome defence system.

Story so far: During Prahasta’s narration of how Ravana got the Pushpaka Vimana, Meghnath explains how the concept of frequency helps communicate with distant devices.

Akshayakumara: Basically Vishwakarma used brain waves and crystal oscillators to control the aircraft. So, let’s continue with the story of how father walked out of Kubera’s palace in anger.

Prahastha: Ravana’s anger is very different from that of others. Knowing that, Kubera became worried.

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Back in his palace, a furious Ravana begins to destroy everything he sees. Seeing this, Mandodari calls her father, Mayasura, one of the few people that Ravana will listen to. When he reaches the palace, Mayasura brings Ravana to his senses and asks him what happened.

Ravana: Kubera would not allow me to borrow his vimana. When I asked if you could study it for reverse engineering, he refused again.

Mayasura: Well, from Kubera’s perspective, he did the right thing. You lost your temper because your wish was rejected. Instead of wasting your energy destroying things, why don’t we channelise it to build?