Narāntaka
Narāntaka, “the ender of men”
Narāntaka is a name used for more than one asura in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Narāntaka, Son of Rāvaṇa: a son of Rāvaṇa, cast into the ocean at birth, who won varas from Brahmā and Śiva and fell to Rāma in the Laṅkā Kāṇḍa. Tulasī Rāmāyaṇa, Laṅkā Kāṇḍa, Narāntaka section; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 10
- Narāntaka: the elder asura son of Raudraketu, who burned Kāśī and was killed by Mahotkaṭa, the avatāra of Gaṇeśa. Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, Krīḍā Khaṇḍa, Chapters 1–4 and 56–62