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Whenever we read our scriptures, we see the demons(Rakshasa) as people having evil powers and they always busy in troubling others. But I was stunned when I read the etymology of Rakshasa in Ramayana.

  • Valmiki Ramayana 7:4:12-13enter image description here

If asuras are the protector, why scriptures show thenlm as evil?

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  • Every rakshasa is not bad (Prahlada, Bali etc.) and every rakshasa is not good (tadkasura, Hiranya Kashyapa etc.) – Vishvam Jan 03 '20 at 06:52
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    @Vishvam, exceptions don't define the rule. Majority of asuras are evil. Majority of devas are good. We should not make it seem like they're 50-50. That would be like saying 'not all 10th dropouts fail in life', while referring to Sachin Tendulkar, who is a rare exception. Vast majority of 10th dropouts don't do well in life. Advice must be catered for the majority. The exceptions will shine despite the discouraging advice. – ram Jan 03 '20 at 07:54
  • @ram May be word "rakshasa" meant something else earlier than what we know today. If we go for demons/devil then most of them are bad as we heard/read in history. – Vishvam Jan 03 '20 at 08:45
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    @Vishvam Prahlad, Bali are not Rakshasa, they are Daityas... – YDS Jan 03 '20 at 09:28
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    @SanatanDarshan they don't protect people, they protect water... u can find ur answer in https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/22925/12304 post .. – YDS Jan 03 '20 at 09:30
  • Does this answer your question? Who are Yakshas? – YDS Jan 03 '20 at 11:12

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