A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.429

c5.429

DANDAKA. The aranya or forest of Dandaka, lying between the Godāvarī and Narmadā. It was of vast extent, and some passages of the Rāmāyana represent it as beginning immediately south of the Yamunā. This forest is the scene of many of Rāma and Sītā’s adventures, and is described as “a wilderness over which separate hermitages are scattered, while wild beasts and Rākshasas everywhere abound.”