Vanarana (Subarea)

This article is about the subarea. For the slightly broader area encompassing the village's surroundings, see Vanarana (Area).

Vanarana (Subarea) is a subarea located in Vanarana, Dharma Forest, Sumeru.

There are two different versions of Vanarana: the one that exists in reality, and the dream version where the Aranara live (which is called Mahavanaranapna).

Dream State[]

An image of the Silapna where the player can switch between Vanarana and Dream Vanarana

The player can switch between the two by playing the Rhythm of the Great Dream with the Vintage Lyre at a Silapna; the ability to do this is unlocked by the quest The World of Aranara, part of the Aranyaka World Quest series. The area's Statue of The Seven is located in the dream version.

Points of Interest[]

Name	Description
Tree of Dreams	A mystic plant that grows in the heart of the forest. Seems to be sentient.
Araja's house	Located north of the Statue of The Seven, below the waterfalls. Araja can be found here after entering Mahavanaranapna.
Arama's house	Located at the highest point near the pond southwest of the Statue. Arama keeps a Messily-Written Note here that is updated throughout Aranyaka until Arama leaves Vanarana to visit the Fane of Ashvattha with the Traveler and Paimon.
Music-Loving Aranaras' house	Located just north of the pond southwest of the Statue. Arakavi, Aradasa, Arayasa, and Arasudraka can be found here after completing Encounter in the Woods and its child quests.
Aranakin's group's house	Located southwest of the pond southwest of the Statue. Aranakin, Aragaru, and Aranaga can be found here after completing Agnihotra Sutra.
Arapandu's group's house	Located at the west of Vanarana. Arapandu, Arabalika, and Arakunti (minus Aranakula) can be found here after completing Varuna Gatha.
Ararycan's house	Located at the south of Vanarana, near the south road path. Ararycan can be found here after completing Until Vana is Healed. The mailbox in front of this house is used for obtaining Mysterious Clipboard images.
Arapacati's group's house	Located at the south of the Statue, near the Silapna. Arapacati, Araphala, Arasaka, and Arachatora (minus Arapas) can be found here after completing An Unwavering Culinary Dream.
Viparyas's garden	Located inside a cave at the west of the pond. Aranakula and Arakara can be found here after completing Sprouting Seedlings. The garden is also involved in the World Quest Giving Flowers.

Quests[]

World Quests

NPCs[]

In addition to the named Aranara, the 56 Confused, Material-Collecting, Music-Loving, and Reckless Aranara throughout Sumeru can be found in the dream version of Vanarana after they are helped. The same does not apply to the Mischievous Aranara.‍^{[verification needed]}

Interactables[]

Messily-Written Note[]

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The Messily-Written Note can be found in Arama's house immediately after completing The World of Aranara‍^{[is completion required?]} and is updated throughout Aranyaka.

Messily-Written Note: "... So Arama decides to write things down like Nara does. Although Arama does not easily forget things like Nara does, or can't share memories as Nara, it is also very interesting."

(Continue Reading...)

Messily-Written Note: "...Arama feels happy for the knowledge Paimon taught me. The spell turned out to be Treasure rather than Tracer. Nara (Traveler) defeated Vanagni effortlessly. So amazing..."

Messily-Written Note: "...Everybody loves them. The golden one is like a big sun and the silver one is like a little moon, gentle and bright..."

(If Children of the Forest has been completed)‍^{[verification needed]}

(Continue Reading...)

Messily-Written Note: "... Arama has prepared flowers, but Arama is afraid that Arama can't give the flowers to (‍him/her‍). However, fear is not good, as Arana said, if you are afraid, you will believe in the power of fear..."

Messily-Written Note: "...Festival Utsava is about to begin. Many friends Arama hasn't seen for a long time have returned to Vanarana. Araja is also happy to be able to fill the vacancy for him."

(If Festival Utsava has been completed)

(Continue Reading...)

Messily-Written Note: "...it looks so good with a garland, and it connects you with everyone. Just like (‍he/she‍) is an Aranara too."

Messily-Written Note: "Now Nara (Traveler) and Paimon are resting. I still don't understand. Why does Nara have to rest? You can't create memories with your friends while taking a break..."

Messily-Written Note: "... Going to meet Ashvattha. Ashvattha will accept Nara (Traveler) and Paimon. We are all children of the forest."

Messily-Written Note: "By the way, there must be a lot of adventure stories about Nara (Traveler), Paimon and everyone in Aranyaka."

Messily-Written Note: "After Nara (Traveler) and Paimon get the Bija and help Narana, let's call Arana and read the stories in aranyaka!"

(Stop Reading...)

Descriptions[]

"No matter how dark the sky and land may get, as long as your spirit emits warmth like a golden sun, there will always be hope."

Viewpoint, The World of the Aranara

Soundtracks[]

No.	Soundtrack Name	Album	Played In
66	Melody of Bright New Buds	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Vanarana (Area) (night), Vanarana (Subarea) (Mahavanaranapna)
67	Melody of Sprouting Flowers	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Vanarana (Area) (night), Vanarana (Subarea) (Mahavanaranapna)
70	Melody of Brave Seeds	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Vanarana (Area) (night, near "arch"), Vanarana (Subarea) (Mahavanaranapna, near "arch") Event Gameplay
71	Melody of Dream Home	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Vanarana (Area) (night, near "arch"), Vanarana (Subarea) (Mahavanaranapna, near "arch")
24	Dream of White Branches	The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 3	Tree of Dreams

Trivia[]

Before sufficient progression in the quest The World of Aranara:
- The Statue of The Seven is not shown on the map.
- The area surrounding the Statue of The Seven and the area north of it, including the cave with the Tree of Dreams, is covered by terrain and cannot be accessed. When traveling north on the path that should pass the Statue of The Seven, the path abruptly ends at a cliff-face. (This cliff-face appears uncolored like normal terrain under Elemental Sight.)
- Players can step into this area freely.
- Vanarana is in its dream state and therefore has the dream lighting as well as harvestable Viparyas and no Padisarahs.
When approaching the center lake of this area, the background music will dynamically transition into a version with a singing voice.
Even the Aranara feel that "Mahavanaranapna" is too long for a name.^[1]

Etymology[]

Vanarana may be derived from a combination of two Sanskrit words, vána (Sanskrit: वन) which means "forest,"^[2] and rāṇā (Sanskrit: राणा) which could refer to a title akin to "chief" or "king" in Indian history.^[3] It may also be derived from áraṇa (Sanskrit: अरण्य), meaning "forest", "wilderness" or "foreign land"; which can refer to a "quiet" or "secluded place" in Chinese Buddhism (Chinese: 阿兰那 ālánnà).^[4]
- According to Arama, the full name Mahavanaranapna translates to "Vanarana of Great Dreams";^[5] where the affixed parts of the name likely derive from mahā (Sanskrit: महा) meaning "great", and svápna (Sanskrit: स्वप्न) meaning "dream."

Other Languages[]

Language	Official Name
English	Vanarana
Chinese (Simplified)	桓那兰那 Huánnàlánnà
Chinese (Traditional)	桓那蘭那 Huánnàlánnà
Japanese	ヴァナラーナ Vanaraana
Korean	바나라나 Banarana
Spanish	Vanarana
French	Vanarana
Russian	Ванарана Vanarana
Thai	Vanarana
Vietnamese	Vanarana
German	Vanarana
Indonesian	Vanarana
Portuguese	Vanarana
Turkish	Vanarana
Italian	Vanarana