Anila (5)

A kshatriya king. His son Vrishadarbhi donated him to the saptarishis in a yajna he started. The king died soon after and the land started suffering from famine. The saptarishis, who were also suffering, started cooking the king’s dead body. As per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 96, the body refused to be cooked and remained in its original state.