# Rāvaṇa *8 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is* * as example of demon, *[[bg/16/16#purport|Bg. 16.16]]* * attempts to build staircase to heaven, *[[bg/16/16#purport|Bg. 16.16]]* * defeated by Rāma, **[[bg/1/21-22#translation|Bg. 1.21-22]]**, **[[bg/1/36#translation|Bg. 1.36]]**, *[[bg/4/8#purport|Bg. 4.8]]* * kidnapped Rāma's wife and chastised, **[[bg/1/36#translation|Bg. 1.36]]** * killed by Kṛṣṇa, **[[bg/16/21#translation|Bg. 16.21]]** * plans baffled by material energy, **[[bg/7/15#translation|Bg. 7.15]]**