page_title: Narantaka-Devantaka
hierarchical_section_title: Narantaka-Devantaka
caption_attribution_description: English: Folio from the Ramayana of Valmiki (The Freer Ramayana), Vol. 2, folio 226; recto: text; verso: Angada smites the demon Narantaka 1597-1605 Fazl , (Indian, Indian) Mughal dynasty Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper H: 27.5 W: 15.2 cm Northern India Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1907.271.226
context_page_description: Narantaka and Devanataka are demons and sons of Ravana who appear in a number of Hindu legends. They, along with Atikaya, are were created by Ravana from mandodari parvati. The son of devantaka, mahakantaka was the only survivor of raksha clan and was pardoned by Lord Rama and his army. He went far into the Kanyakubj desh and started following Brahmanism.
  Later on his tribe amalgamated into Pulastya kul gotra of Kanyakubj brahman and are popularly known as pulastyaa gotra brahmans
context_section_description: Narantaka (Sanskrit: नरान्तक, IAST: narāntaka, lit. destroyer of men) and Devanataka (Sanskrit: देवान्तक, IAST: devāntaka, lit. destroyer of Gods) are demons and sons of Ravana who appear in a number of Hindu legends. They, along with Atikaya, are were created by Ravana from mandodari parvati . The son of devantaka , mahakantaka was the only survivor of raksha clan and was pardoned by Lord Rama and his army . He went far into the Kanyakubj desh and started following Brahmanism . 
  Later on his tribe amalgamated into Pulastya kul gotra of Kanyakubj brahman and are popularly known as pulastyaa gotra brahmans
caption: Angada smites the demon Narantaka
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