Citrakūṭa

Citrakūṭa

Citrakūṭa is a name used for more than one place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Places

• Citrakūṭa: the sacred forest mountain on the Mandākinī where Rāma, Sītā and Lakshmaṇa lived early in their exile. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, Chapters 54–56, 80–100; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 6–7; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 7; Khaṇḍa 2, Chapter 35; Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 4

Named in passing

• Citrakūṭa of Rūpadatta: the seat of King Rūpadatta in an inner account of the Vaitāla cycle, the text not saying it is the same hill, told on Vikramāditya and Betāla. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 2, Chapters 1–23