Anaranya

Anaranya

Anaranya was a descendant of Ikshwaku, and a king of Ayodhya. According to the Ramayana, many kings submitted to Ravana without fighting, but when Aranya 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.

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*A Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by John Dowson


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