| Angada | |
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 Angada, the son of Vali and a messenger of Rama, plants his foot firmly in the court of Ravana, challenging the mighty king and his Member's of Court to lift it. This powerful act of defiance showcases Angada's unwavering loyalty and strength, serving as a final warning before the great war. | |
| Affiliation | Vanara,Vaishnavism |
| Texts | Ramayana |
| Gender | Male |
| Region | Kishkindha |
| Genealogy | |
| Born | |
| Parents | Vali (father),Tara (mother) |
| Children | Dhruva (son)[1] |
Angada (Sanskrit: अङ्गदः,IAST: Aṅgada) is a legendaryvanara inHinduism. He helpsRama find his wifeSita and fight her abductor,Ravana, in the epicRamayana. He is the son ofVali and prince ofKishkindha, and is later crowned as the kingdom's monarch.[2]
Angada is a son of the powerful vanara kingVali and his wife Tara. He is the nephew ofSugriva. After Rama and Sugriva kill his father, Angada joins Rama's forces to rescue mata Sita from Ravana's captivity.
Angada and Rama are instrumental in reconcilingRama and his brother,Lakshmana, withSugriva, after the king fails to fulfill his promise to help Rama find and rescue his wife. Together, they are able to convince Sugriva to honour his pledge to Rama, instead of spending his time carousing and drinking.[3] Sugriva then arranges forvanaras to helpRama and organises the monkey army that will battle Ravana's demonic host. Angada leads the particular search party, which consists ofHanuman andJambavanta and is able to findSita,Rama's wife.[4]
A legend goes by that no one could move Angada's leg. Just before the war, Rama sends Angada to Ravana's court as a peace messenger to give him one last chance to send Sita back to him and stop the war. Angada travels to Ravana's court, and issues him a last warning but Ravana retorts by stating that his father,Vali, is his friend. Angada, however, rejects Ravana's stance, and retorts by saying that there was nothing as divine as serving Rama, and then proceeds to mock Ravana for his foolishness and pride, in front of the entire court. He challenges the present courtiers to move his leg, upon which he promises that he would retreat from the island, forgetting about rescuing Sita. Almost all courtiers take turns to move his leg, but fail to even give it a budge. EvenIndrajit, the most powerful son of Ravana, is unable to move the leg. Seeing Indrajit defeated, Ravana rises in fury, and proceeds to accept the challenge, upon which Angada moves his leg out of the way, and Ravana's crown falls off. When the king reaches for his crown, Angada rhetorically wonders why Ravana wishes to touch his leg, and that touching the feet of Rama would be much more fruitful instead. He hurls the crown with such force that it is supposed to have landed at Rama's feet. The prince flies away before Ravana could seize him. Rama is pleased by this act of Angada.[5]
In the Battle of Lanka that ensues, Angada slays many great warriors fromLanka, includingRavana's sonNarantaka, and the chief general ofRavana's army, Mahaparshva.[6]
Angada marries the eldest daughter of the vanara Mainda, and has a son, Dhruva.[7]
When his uncle Sugriva decides to retire from the earth and return to his father,Surya, he crowns Angada as the next king of Kishkindha, and of the vanaras.[8]
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