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Anenas

A king of the Ikshvaku dynasty.

Accounts of this vary across texts and traditions. This entry primarily follows Puranic tradition, with other tellings (Valmiki Ramayana (Bala Kanda genealogy), Kalidasa's Raghuvamsha) noted where relevant.

Relationships

Parents
Kakutstha
Children
Prithu

Introduction

Anenas is a king of the Ikshvaku dynasty of Ayodhya and an ancestor of Rama. Ancient lists of the Ikshvaku kings differ in names and order, so his exact place in the line varies by text.

Family

In the lineage

Anenas appears in the Puranic lists of the solar dynasty as the son of Kakutstha and the father of Prithu.

Sources

  1. Vishnu Purana (primary text)

This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.