Manojava

Manojava

Manojava, and Manojavā with the long ā, name more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Manojava (Indra): the sixth of the fourteen Indras, who comes after Śikhi and before Ojasvī. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 125
• Manojava (Son of Anila): a son of Anila, one of the eight Vasus, and of Anila’s wife Śivā; his brother is Avijñātagati. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 3

People

• Manojava: a righteous king who lost his kingdom through pride and won it back by bathing at Maṅgalatīrtha on the advice of the ṛshi Parāśara. Skanda Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Setu Māhātmya, Chapter 12

Places

• Manojavā (River): Manojavā, with the long ā, the fifth of the seven chief rivers of Krauñcadvīpa. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20
• Manojava Tīrtha: a holy place named in the Brahma Purāṇa’s great list of the tīrthas and kshetras of the earth. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 25