Mandhata is a great Ikshvaku emperor who once ruled the whole earth. In the Uttara Kanda the sage Chyavana tells Shatrughna how Mandhata was killed by the demon Lavana's spear.
RoleKing of the Ikshvaku line
Appears inRamayana
GroupIkshvaku ancestors
KingdomAyodhya
First appearsUttara Kanda, Sarga 67
Sargas1 in the Valmiki Ramayana
Who was Mandhata?
Mandhata is famous in the Puranas as a world ruler who conquered from sunrise to sunset. Proud of his power, he decided to conquer heaven, and Indra sent him first to defeat Lavana, son of Madhu.
Lavana killed Mandhata with the spear Shiva had given his father. Chyavana tells this to Shatrughna as a warning, and Shatrughna wins by attacking Lavana when he is away from the spear.
In the Valmiki Ramayana
Mandhata appears in 1 sargas across 1 Kandas.
First appearsUttara Kanda · Sarga 67: Chyavana's Warning
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