According to one version of Viṣṇupurāṇa (Vishnupurana), Anala was the son of Niṣadha (Nishadha) belonging to the lineage of the Ikṣvaku (Ikshvaku) king Rāmacandra’s (Ramachandra’s) eldest son, Kuśa (Kusha). Anala’s son was Nabha.