Trijata

Trijata (, IAST: ) is a rakshasi (demoness) in the Hindu epic Ramayana who is assigned the duty of guarding goddess Sita who was kidnapped by the demon-king of Lanka Ravana. In later adaptions of Ramayana, Trijata is described as a daughter of Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana.

In the Ramayana, Trijata appears as a wise old rakshasi, who dreams of Ravana's destruction and the victory of God Rama, the husband of goddess Sita who wages war against Ravana to rescue goddess Sita. Trijata accompanies goddess Sita on a survey of the battlefield of the war between God Rama and demon Ravana, and reassures goddess Sita of God Rama's well-being when goddess Sita sees her husband unconscious and presumes him dead. In later Ramayana adaptations, Trijata becomes the daughter of Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana who sides with God Rama. She plays a much greater role in later versions, especially Southeast Asian ones.