Ravana had. sent his children and other members of his family to Lanka and asked them to perform the secret rite there. As instructed by Ravana, the other members of his family practised diabolism in Lanka md as a result the kings and other citizens of the world had lost their thinking power. Similarly, the banias have dispatched their children to some unknown island where they are performing the sinful ritual to harm the world.
Ravana chose Shanishchara to torment because he found the latter a poor person. Shanishchara was a great devotee of God. He thought that being a devotee of God he should have been endowed with the light of knowledge. But strangely he was finding his vision to be clouded by the influence of diabolism. And so he decided. to find the source of the diabolism. It was all clue to diabolism that even young children were dying Thinking, this, he approached Vibhishana who told him all about Ravana's sin. When Shanishchara told the people of the world about it they got united and dismantled Ravana's network. Vibhishana disclosed the secret of his brother's sin and apologized to the world. He swore in the name of his religion that he would never allow the diabolic practice to continue in his clan.
True to his word Vibhishana put an end to the diabolic ritual which was being performed in his clan. That's why he along with his children and all other members of his family lived a happy and peaceful life. Even today everybody remembers him with great reverence. People have respect for him because he disclosed his own brother's sins to the world through Shanishchara. His brother Ravana was secreffi, performing the diabolic rite on the eighty four lakh Kundis. Nobody knew about it till he tormented Shanishchara by his diabolism. Even Shanishchara. was totally ignorant of this mystical ritual. He came to know about it only when Ravana used his diabolism against him and harassed and hounded him. Books, almanacs and other texts of demoniac science were circulated by Ravana.
These books etc. gave an ominous account of the torture and punishment one has to undergo in the hell equipped with eighty four lakh Kundis. Having suffered at the hands of Ravana, Shanishchara became aware of his secret and sinful activity. Ravana injected into the psyche of Shanishchara some "dreams'. He realized that Ravana would not let people know the mystery as well as tile venue of his sinful ritual. He would rather' confuse them.
The saintly people of that age didn't know anything about the diabolism of Ravana, because they had lost their sense of judgement under the influence of Ravana's diabolic power. When the people of the' world joined hands and launched an attack on Ravana, Vibhishana, his brother abandoned the company of his brother. Shanishchara asked Ravana why he was torturing both mankind and other creatures numbering eighty four lakh. Ravana denied the charge. Not convinced by Ravana"s reply, Shanishchara threatened that he would get Ravana and his children killed if he did not come out with the truth. But Ravana was adamant. Thereupon Lord Shanishchara approached Lord Ramachandra and told him that Ravana was performing diabolic ritual on eighty four lakh Kundis to curse the world and its rulers.
The ignorant people called it the Swarga (heaven). He further told him that the place where eighty four lakh Kundis were located was not the Swarga and that he performed the sinful rite on those eighty four lakh Kundis. He then requested Rama to closely question Ravana and only then something could be thought of to dismantle his sin. He informed him that the books etc. giving detailed account of the place with eighty four lakh Kundis filled with blood and pus and telling their readers that Yama punished human beings and other creatures on these Kundis, are the product of Ravana, but people treated these books etc. as truly religious texts.
He added that those books etc. were read by the kings and the common people alike. When at his behest, they re read those books closely and found the truth about the eighty four lakh Kundis, they realized that they were totally in the dark and that they had treated the place of Ravana's demoniac ritual as a holy shrine. They also realized that it was not the law of the Almighty but the doings of Ravana. Having heard this from Shanishchara, Lord Rama felt pain and anguish in his heart.
He was concerned about the people who were caught in a web of illusion created by Ravana. When he saw that people could not see the reality and did not realize the extent to which the Ravana's sin was spreading its tentacles, he (Lord Rama) told the whole world about the demoniac activity of Ravana and sought the support of all the kings and then subject. He then raised a huge army and launched an attack on Ravana. Thus he dismantled Ravana's diabolism. Having got rid of the tyranny of Ravana, people heaved a sigh of relief.
The practice of diabolism was continuing in Ravana's dynasty from generation to generation. He learnt this black art from his forefathers. But it was during the regime of Ravana, that this devilry blossomed fully. The insatiable greed of Ravana made him cross all limits of his diabolism and that brought his downfall and an end to his sin. Similarly, King Hiranyakashipu, King Kansa and Karun too practised this black art. As soon as people came to know about their secret activity, they unitedly fought against it and finally dismantled it. All of them had one or two members in their families who were religious minded and God fearing. They did not allow this sinful activity to continue and so they stopped it They were afraid of people's vengeance, if they too indulged in such activity. Fearing people's strong reaction they did not allow this sinful practice to continue any longer.
These banias, after Raja Bal, have vastly expanded their diabolism. They have corrupted the mindset of the people at large. That's why nobody could trace the source of the sins. Of course, once during the earlier era, the rulers using their intelligence did intercept their secret activity. On being questioned, they initially Pleaded ignorance but when they were tortured and their temples Were demolished and the icons disfigured, they broke down.