# Mana Kanaka — Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit character guide

> Mana Kanaka in Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit by S. M. Mitra.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** III Mana Kanaka

**First appearance:** 0020-iii

## Who they are

A character in a tale.

## Relationships

### [Kadali-Garbha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/kadali_garbha)

_romantic_

Kadali-Garbha and Mana Kanaka are lovers, their story involving magical transformations and devotion.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/i)

A holy man who lost his wife and raises his daughter Kadali-Garbha alone, teaching her about God and nature.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/ii)

Kadali-Garbha's father, a woodcutter, who returns from the forest and speaks with the king.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/iii)

A humble woodcutter who fears the king's interest in his daughter.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/iv)

The father who persuades his daughter to accept the king's proposal.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/ix)

The hermit and magician, father of Kadali-Garbha, who confronts the king and reveals the slander, but spares the king due to his daughter's plea.

## Links

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