Hiraṇyapura

Hiraṇyapura · hiraṇya-pura, “the city of gold”

Hiraṇyapura 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

• Hiraṇyapura (Vana Parva): the flying golden city of the Pauloma and Kālakañja rākshasas, made by Brahmā and destroyed by Arjuna. Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 173
• Hiraṇyapura (Udyoga Parva): the dānava city in Pātāla that Mātali and Nārada visit in the Mātali Upākhyāna. Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 100