The king of Chitrakuta. Once after a hunt, he rested by a stream. There he met Indivaraprabha, the daughter of Kanva and Menaka. It was love at first sight and as per Kanva’s advice, the king swore not to hunt animals from then on. Kanva gave her to the king. On their journey back, they slept on the banks of a stream owned by a brahmarakshas. She captured them and released them on the condition that they would give her a 7 year old brahmin boy. They conferred with the minister Sumati and on his advice, the king had a golden statue of a brahmin boy made, and proclaimed that he would give it in exchange for a 7 year old brahmin boy. They got a boy whom they gave to the rakshas as per Kathasaritasagara Shashankavatilambaka Taranga 27.