Aṅgada

Aṅgada

Aṅgada is a name used for more than one prince and ornament in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

  • Aṅgada: the son of the vānara king Vāli and Tārā, yuvarāja of Kishkindhā, who led the southern search for Sītā. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Kishkindhā Kāṇḍa, Chapters 22–31; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Sundara Kāṇḍa, Chapters 57–64; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa, Chapters 37–131; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 10
  • Aṅgada, Son of Lakshmaṇa: the firstborn son of Lakshmaṇa and Ūrmilā, one of the eight princes of Ayodhyā born in Rāma-rājya. Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Janma Kāṇḍa, Chapter 9; Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Vivāha Kāṇḍa, Chapters 3, 6–7, 9; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 9, Chapter 11

Named in passing

  • Aṅgada, the armlet: the jewelled armlets that Śrī Mahāvishṇu wears in the dhyāna that Śrī Śuka teaches, with the crown and kuṇḍalas, told on Vishṇu. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 2, Chapter 2