Mandaragiri, Mandara-giri, Mandāragiri: 2 definitions
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Mandaragiri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMandaragiri (मन्दरगिरि) refers to the “mountain named Mandara”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā and the Gods eulogized Viṣṇu: “O Hṛṣīkeśa of long arms, O lord, O slayer of Madhu, O lord of gods, Obeisance to you, O destroyer of all Asuras. O Viṣṇu, of the form of fish who redeemed the Vedas through king Satyavrata, obeisance to you who sport about in the ocean of Dissolution. Obeisance to you of the form of Tortoise who bore the mountain Mandara (mandaragiri) of the gods who were attempting to churn the ocean. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Source: Epigraphia Indica Vol. 36: Tenali plates of eastern Chālukya Vijayāditya I grantMandāragiri (मन्दारगिरि).—The Mandār or Mandāra-giri, described in the Purāṇas as situated on the Vindhyas to the south of the Gaṅga, is an isolated hill about 700 feet in height and lying nearly seven miles to the south of Bāṅkā, headquarters of a Sub-Division of that name in the Bhagalpur District of Bihar. It is about thirty miles to the south of Bhagalpur and about three miles from the terminus of the Bhagalpur-Mandar Hill Branch of the Eastern Railway.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 10.18 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhuti-yoga]
Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 1 - The Story of Śukra or Venus < [Chapter IV - Sthiti-prakaraṇa]