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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Mitravān (मित्रवान्).—Son of the Agni named Pāñcajanya. He was one of the Pāñcadevavināyakas. (Śloka 12, Chapter 220, Vana Parva).

2) Mitravān (मित्रवान्).—An ascetic who lived in the city of Saupura. He acquired complete peace of mind by reading the second Chapter of the Gītā sitting in a Śiva temple. Once a brahmin of name Devaśarmā approached a sage named Muktakarmā seeking advice to obtain peace of mind. The latter directed Devaśarmā to Mitravān and Mitravān advised him to read the second Chapter of the Gītā. (Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, 176).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Mitravān (मित्रवान्).—A son of the IV (Ṛtu-Sāvarṇa, Vāyu-purāṇa) Sāvarṇa Manu.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 94; Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 99.

1b) A son of Mitravindā and Kṛṣṇa.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 47. 19.

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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.

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