Only next do we remember it as the name of his wife who counsels him to return Sita to Rama and save himself from certain ruin. The name spontaneously first brings to mind Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka who, blinded by passion, spirits Sita away.
Who was she? What are her origins? We explore the rich lattice of story-work that gives us a fascinating Mandodari, if not a definitive one. Mandodari is much more than just Ravana’s wife from Ramayana.
