Long ago the Demon King Ravana accomplished great feats. Because of his greatness, Brahma granted Ravana invulnerability to the Gods and demons. With his relative immortality, Ravana was able to oppress all the gods. He commanded them, controlled them. The Gods were unable to stand up to him. Ravana made the God of death Yama his slave, subjected Agni and Vayu as well as the sun and moon. Ravana demanded sacrifices from the gods. The gods sought out protection. They begged Brahma to save them from Ravana. However, what he did for Ravana could not be undone. In order to save the gods from him, Brahma told the gods to go see Vishnu. Vishnu told the gods that Ravana did not have protection from man or ape, and that they should become apes. Vishnu's plan was to split his spirit into four parts, later to be born as a four mortal men. When Vishnu's mortal forms reached a proper age, he would set out to defeat Ravana and at that time he would need the help of the apes. Then, 10 month...
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