An asura who used the form of a boar.

Once, in Ujjaini, there was an emperor called Mahendravarma. His son had been praying for a weapon and a wife, for a long time. Finally a devi appeared, and gave him a special sword which would make him invincible. She also told him that the beautiful Angaravati, daughter of Angaraka would become his wife soon. Since he was meant to do violent things, she named him Chandamahasena, and he also got an elephant named Nandagiri. Once Mahasena went for a hunt and saw a huge boar. But despite using several weapons against it, it was unharmed. It also toppled Mahasena’s chariot and ran into a cave. The furious king followed it and reached a lake, where he saw a beautiful lady in the company of several other women. She approached him and started conversing with him. He was infatuated and gave her all of his details, following which she started crying. He asked her the reason. She said, “My name is Angaravati and the boar you saw is my father Angaraka whose skin is so thick that nothing can harm him. The women that you see have all been kidnapped by him from various kingdoms to keep me company. My father is a rakshasa as a result of a curse, and he is now asleep, in his natural form. As soon as he wakes up, he will become hungry and even harm you. That’s why I cried.”

He replied, “When your father wakes up, go to him and start crying. He will ask you the reason. Tell him that you don’t know what will happen to you if someone kills him.” Angaravati did just that. On hearing her reason, Angaraka said, “No one can kill me. My skin is as hard as diamond and only my left palm has an opening. I hide it with my bow.” Mahasena listened to all this, and later fought the asura and injured his left palm with an arrow. Angaraka soon died. According to the Kathasaitasagara Kathamukhalambaka Taranga 3, the king married Angaravati and took her to his palace. They had two children – Gopalaka and Palaka. A daughter too was born to them with the blessings of Indra. She was Vasavadatta who would become the wife of the famous Udayana.

Also known as Simhika.

Antecedents: Vishnu – Brahma – Marichi – Kashyapa – Angarika.

In a war between the devas and asuras, almost all the asuras were killed, but one escaped to the netherworld. Surasa was the daughter of the asura who escaped. Kashyapa married her and they had six children – two girls Simhika and Ajamukhi and four sons, Shurapadma, Simhavaktra, Tarakasura and Gomukha, according to Skandapurana Asurakanda.

Angaraka once battled with Hanuman. As part of the search for Sita, Sugriva sent a group of vanaras southwards, under the leadership of Hanuman. He also warned Hanuman about Angaraka, who lived in the southern seas and who also had the power to use a person’s shadow to drag him towards her. When Hanuman jumped towards Lanka from the Mahendra mountain, Angaraka attacked him. According to Ramayana Sundarakanda Sarga 1 verses 178-186, Hanuman felt as though he had been hit by a storm, such was Angaraka’s power. Soon Hanuman saw Angaraka who had a mouth that seemed like a portal to the netherworld. He was finally able to defeat  her and proceed to Lanka.

According to Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 29 verse 88, Angara was a king who was defeated in battle by Maandaata.

According to Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 60, this was a village in ancient India.

Vishnu – Brahma- Atri – Chandra – Budha – Pururavas – Ayus – Nahusha – Yayati. Yayati had four sons – Yadu, Thurvasu, Druhyu, Anudruhyu. The Angarajavansha begins with Thurvasu, and its various kings are as below, according to Agnipurana.

Thurvasu – Varga – Gobhanu – Traishaani – Karandhama – Marutta – Dushyanta – Varudha – Gandira – Gandhara. From Gandhara were born the Gandharas, Cholas, Keralas, Pandyas, Kolas.

Gandhara had two sons – Druhyu, Babhruketu. Babhruketu – Purovasu – Gandhari – Gharma – Ghrita – Vidusha – Prachetas. Prachetas had a hundred sons, the most prominent of whom were Anidra, Sabhanara, Chakshusha, Parameshu. Sabhanara – Kalanala – Srinjaya – Puranjaya – Janamejaya – Mahasala – Mahamanas – Ushinara.

Ushinara had the following children with his many wives – Nriga (with Nrigaa) , Nara (with Naraa), Krimi (with Krimi), Suvrata (with Dasha), Shibi (with Drishdvati).  Shibi had four sons – Pridhudarbha, Viraka, Kaikeya, Bhadraka, who each had a kingdom named after themselves. Ushinara also had a son called Titikshu. Titikshu – Rushadratha – Pila – Sutapas – Bali. Bali had the following sons – Anga, Vanga, Kalinga, Pundra, Baleya, Balayogi. Anga had a son called Dadhivahana. Dadhivahana – Draviratha – Dharmaratha – Chitraratha – Satyaratha – Lomapada – Chaturanga – Pridhulaksha – Chamba – Haryanga – Bhadraratha – Brihalkarma – Brihalbhanu – Brihadatma – Jayadratha – Brihadratha – Vishwajit.  In later years, karna became the king of Anga. Karna’s son Vrishasena and his son Pridhusena were also kings of Anga.

Also known as Malada and Karusha, this was a town in ancient India, according to Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 9 verse 50.

When Vishwamitra was traveling through the forests with Rama and Lakshmana, they asked him about the origin of the forests in which Tataka lived. Vishwamitra told them that the place was once a village called Angamalada, and was also known as Karusha and Malaja. There was a story behind the name too. When Indra killed Vritra and got a brahmahatya curse, he stayed in this place for a while to find peace. The devas found him here and poured water over his head to clean him of all the dirt that he had accumulated on his body. All the dirt then mixed with the soil of this place and from then, it was called Angamalada/Malaja/Karusha. One part of the land was called Malada and another Karusha. Indra was purified by the water and returned to the heavens. According to Ramayana Balakanda Sarga 24, since then the place was uninhabited. Later it became a forest and Tataka started living there.

Krishna’s brother Gata and his wife Brihati had a child called Angad, according to Bhagavata.

According to Uttararamayana, Laksmana and Urmila had two children – Angad and Chandraketu.

According to Mahabharata Dronaparva Chapter 25 Verse 33, there was a warrior named Angad in the Kaurava army, who entered battle on the twelfth day.

The son of Bali.

Antecedents: Vishnu – Brahma – Kashyapa – Indra – Bali – Angad.

Angad was born to Bali, son of Indra, and Tara, according to Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 72 verse 28.

As per Ramayana Aranyakanda, Angad was part of the group sent by Sugriva to find Sita. Also, according to Aranyakanda, Angad was part of the group that ransacked the fruits at Madhuvana, while returning from the search.

As per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 283 verse 54, Rama sent Angad to the court of Ravana as a messenger.

According to the Ramayana Yudhakanda, Angad waged battle with Indrajit. After that, he further attacked Ravana’s army along with his own forces.

After the war, Rama crowned Angad king of Kishkinda. According to Uttararamayana, Sugriva returned to Angad the necklace that Bali had given him on the day he died.

After returning to Ayodhya, Rama conducted an Ashwamedha yaga. The yaga horse was captured by a king called Suratha. Shatrughna sent Angad to the king, who said that he had caught the horse only to see Rama. Angad conveyed this to Shatrughna according to Padmapurana Patalakhanda Chapter 50.