Ananta Anant is a Sanskrit term which means ‘endless’ or ‘limitless’, also means ‘eternal’ or ‘infinity’, in other words, it also means infinitude or an unending expansion or without limit. It is one of the many names of Lord Vishnu. Anant is the Shesha-Naga, the celestial snake, on which Lord Vishnu reclines. In the Mahabharata, Anant or…
Anasuya Anasuya (IAST: Anusūyā, अनसूया “free from envy and jealousy”), was wife of Rishi Atri. In Ramayana, she appears living with her husband in a small hermitage in the southern periphery of the forest of Chitrakuta. She was very pious and always practiced austerities and devotion. This allowed her to attain miraculous powers. When Sita and Rama visited her during their exile,…
Angas The ruler of Angas, the king of Mlecchas, fought along side Duryodhana. Was killed by Bhima on the 12th day of war Beholding Duryodhana thus afflicted by Bhima, the ruler of the Angas on his elephant came there for afflicting the son of Pandu. Thereupon, Bhimasena deeply pierced with…
Anuvinda Anuvinda was the twin brother of Vinda of Avanti. They were also addressed as Kekayas. They fought along side Duryodhana. On the 12th day of war Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, with their troops encountered Virata, the ruler of Matsyas at the head of his forces, like Indra and…