Anaranya: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Kirschtaria (talk | contribs) removed Category:Mythological Kosala kings; added Category:Mythological kings of Kosala using HotCat |
||
| (37 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox deity |
|||
{{Orphan|date=May 2012}} |
|||
| type = Hindu |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| texts = [[Ramayana]] |
|||
| father = Sambhuta |
|||
| dynasty = [[Suryavamsha]] |
|||
| children = Prishadashva |
|||
}}{{Short description|King in Hindu literature}} |
|||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} |
|||
'''Anaranya''' was a descendant of [[Ikshvaku|Ikshwaku]], and a king of [[Ayodhya]]. According to the [[Ramayana]], many kings submitted to [[Ravana]] without fighting, but when Anaranya was challenged and summoned to submit, he chose to fight. He along with his army was defeated, and he was thrown away from his chariot. Ravana put his foot on the prostrate body of Anaranya, and at this point the defeated king retorted that he had been beaten by fate, not by Ravana, and predicted the death of Ravana at the hands of [[Rama]], a descendant of Aranaya. |
|||
'''Anaranya''' ({{Lang-sa|अनरण्य|translit=Anaraṇya}}) is a king of the [[Solar dynasty|Suryavamsha]] (Solar dynasty) featured in [[Hindu Literature|Hindu literature]]. His legend is described in the Hindu epic [[Ramayana]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Books |first=Kausiki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxBYEAAAQBAJ&dq=anaranya+ramayana&pg=PT72 |title=Valmiki Ramayana: Uttara Kanda: English translation only without Slokas |date=2021-12-21 |publisher=Kausiki Books |pages=72 |language=en}}</ref> |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
== Legend == |
|||
*A Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by [[John Dowson]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Anaranya is a descendant of [[Ikshvaku (Hinduism)|Ikshvaku]], and a king of [[Ayodhya]]. According to the [[Ramayana]], after the [[rakshasa]] king [[Ravana]] gained the [[Pashupatastra]] from [[Shiva]], he declared war against humans, and decided to battle Anaranya. A fierce battle ensued between their forces. Due to the sorcery employed by the rakshasas, Anaranya, along with his army, were defeated. He was thrown away from his chariot after being struck down by Ravana's mace. Even as the rakshasa derided the king and his dynasty, Anaranya issued a curse that Ravana would meet his end by one of his descendants from the same dynasty. This curse comes true when [[Rama]] defeats Ravana.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharma |first=Krishna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7AeEAAAQBAJ&dq=anaranya+ramayana&pg=PA9 |title=Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom |date=2020-08-18 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-68383-919-4 |pages=8–10 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Madan Gopal |url=http://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada |title=India through the ages |date=1990 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India |others=Public Resource |pages=67}}</ref> |
|||
{{HinduMythology}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
{{reflist}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Solar dynasty]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Characters in the Ramayana]] |
|||
[[Category:Mythological kings of Kosala]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 10:01, 15 July 2023
| Anaranya | |
|---|---|
| Texts | Ramayana |
| Personal information | |
| Parents |
|
| Children | Prishadashva |
| Dynasty | Suryavamsha |
Anaranya (Sanskrit: अनरण्य, romanized: Anaraṇya) is a king of the Suryavamsha (Solar dynasty) featured in Hindu literature. His legend is described in the Hindu epic Ramayana.[1]
Legend[edit]
| Part of a series on |
| Hindu mythology |
|---|
 |
| Sources |
| Cosmology |
| Deities |
| Personalities of the Epics |
| Hinduism Portal |
Anaranya is a descendant of Ikshvaku, and a king of Ayodhya. According to the Ramayana, after the rakshasa king Ravana gained the Pashupatastra from Shiva, he declared war against humans, and decided to battle Anaranya. A fierce battle ensued between their forces. Due to the sorcery employed by the rakshasas, Anaranya, along with his army, were defeated. He was thrown away from his chariot after being struck down by Ravana's mace. Even as the rakshasa derided the king and his dynasty, Anaranya issued a curse that Ravana would meet his end by one of his descendants from the same dynasty. This curse comes true when Rama defeats Ravana.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Books, Kausiki (21 December 2021). Valmiki Ramayana: Uttara Kanda: English translation only without Slokas. Kausiki Books. p. 72.
- ^ Dharma, Krishna (18 August 2020). Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom. Simon and Schuster. pp. 8–10. ISBN 978-1-68383-919-4.
- ^ Madan Gopal (1990). India through the ages. Public Resource. Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 67.