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it the other way, it becomes räkñasa. An educated man, behaving as
though uneducated, becomes a devil incarnate in society –
incorrigibly vulgar. Yet, he is still an educated man. But what
use is it?

Ravana was highly educated, knew all the Vedas and was a
great devotee of Lord Siva, with the willpower to compel even
the Lord to appear. And yet, he conducted himself in the world
as though he were illiterate – wild and barbarous. Once, there
was only one Ravana in Lanka, with a handful of followers.
Today, we have 700 million behaving like räkñasas in this
country – seven hundred million educated people, acting as though
education has no place in their lives. Think!
This räkñasika and äsurika attitude arises when the mind is
shattered and confused – räkñaséà äsuréà caiva prakåtià mohinéà
çritäù. Under the compulsion of väsanäs, one begins to express
them, living as if the intellect were absent, no better than any

Tapovan Prasad 15 December 2025