Ayodhyā
Guha
King of the Niṣādas, friend of Rāma. A forest king whose loyalty is fierce and immediate.
Ayodhyā KāṇḍaVālmīki (primary text)In the text
Guha is the Niṣāda chief at Śṛṅgaverapura on the Gaṅgā. He serves the exiles generously. He is a king in his own right, with boats, men and his own judgement of who deserves them. When Bharata's army appears he suspects the worst, and his loyalty shows a sharper edge than his hospitality.
Primary text: Śrīmad Vālmīkīya Rāmāyaṇa, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Later traditions and living-tradition associations are labelled as such. Return to the Rāmāyaṇa World.