Atikaya

Atikaya was the son of Ravana and his wife Dhanyamalini (second wife of Ravana) in the Ramayana epic.[1] Atikaya was the younger brother of Meghanada and was extremely powerful. Once upon a time when he infuriated Lord Shiva atop Mount Kailasha, the God hurled his Trishula (divine trident) at Atikaya, but Atikaya caught the Trishula in mid air and folded his hands before the lord in a humble manner. Lord Shiva was pleased at seeing this, and benevolently blessed Atikaya with the secrets of archery and divine weapons.

Atikaya
Atikaya, a son of Ravana
Personal information
Parents	Ravana (father) Mandodari (step-mother) Dhanyamalini (mother)
Siblings	Meghanada Akshayakumara Narantaka Devantaka Trishira

Due to his extraordinary skills and superiority, he had to be slain by Lakshmana by using a Brahmastra, the supremely powerful arrow obtained by the blessings of Lord Brahma. The secret was revealed to Lakshmana by the elemental God of Wind, Vayu at the behest of Lord Indra, that an otherwise invincible armour of Lord Brahma was granted to Atikaya, that could only be pierced by a Brahmastra.

Atikaya and his uncle Kumbhakarana are believed to be incarnations of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha, who were killed by Vishnu at the creation of the world.

Kumbhakarna and Ravana are also said to be the reincarnation of Vishnu's guardian Jay and Vijay, who got cursed by a sage to incarnate on earth (Mrutyulok) either 3 times of enemies of Lord Vishnu / 10 times as devotees of Lord Vishnu. They chose to take birth on earth 3 times. In the first birth (During Satya Yuga), they were born as Hiranyakashyap and Hiranyaksha. In the second birth (During Tretayuga), they were born as Ravana and Kumbhakarna. In the third birth (During Dwapara), they were born as Shishupala and Kansa. The references are from stories of Bhagavat katha or shrimadbhagwatam.