Kishkindha
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Kishkindha or Kishkindhā (Sanskrit: किष्किन्धा) was the kingdom ruled by a Vanara King Sugreeva, the younger brother of Bali, during the Ramayana period. This was the kingdom where he ruled with the assistance of his most intelligent minister, Hanumana.
The country in the peninsula, thought to be in the Mysore was taken by Rama from the monkey king Vali (Bali), and given back to his brother Sugriva, the friend and ally of Rama.
The capital city was Kishkindhya.
[edit] References
- Sister Nivedita & Ananda K.Coomaraswamy: Myths and Legends of the Hindus and Bhuddhists, Kolkata, 2001 ISBN 81-7505-197-3
- Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu mythology
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