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Narantaka (or Narantak) is an asur (demon) that appears in a number of Hindu legends.
In the Ganesha Purana, he is a son of the rishi Rudraketu. (In Satya Yuga) After praying to the god Shiva, Narantak along with his brother Devantak are granted boons and become powerful and cruel rulers. He assumes sovereignty over svarga (heaven world). In response Ganesha, a popular elephant-headed god in Hinduism, turns into an avatar named Mahotkata. He battles the Demon army with help of the Ashta(8)Siddhi. Eventually Mahotkata manages to kill Naraataka with one of his tusks.
In the Hindu epic, the Ramayana, is one of the rakshas (demon) sons of the demon king Ravana. Narantaka was in charge of an army consisting of seventy-two crore (720 million) rakshas. He with his army were eventually killed by the vanara Hanuman.
