Ānarta

Ānarta

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

Places

• Ānarta: the western country of Śrī Kṛshṇa, the land of Dvārakā, ruled in an earlier age from Kuśasthalī by Revata and Kakudmī. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapters 10–11; Skandha 9, Chapter 3; Skandha 10, Chapters 52–53, 67, 71, 82, 86; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 7; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 7, 14

People

• Ānarta (son of Śaryāti): the son of King Śaryāti and twin of Sukanyā, who ruled the country named after him from Kuśasthalī; his heir was Raiva. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7
• Ānarta (son of Vibhu): a king of the line of Kāśī, the son of Vibhu and father of Sukumāra. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 11, 13