Kaliṅga
Kaliṅga
Kaliṅga is a name used for more than one place, person and thing in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Kaliṅga King (Padma Purāṇa): a king of Kaliṅga, not named, who was reborn as a buffalo at Badarikāśrama and was freed after meeting Devadāsa. Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Chapter 216
Places
- Kaliṅga: the ancient kingdom on the eastern coast of Bhārata, home of the Mahendra parvata. Mahābhārata, Vana Parva; Mahābhārata; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 13; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 39, 130; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 4, Chapter 5; Skandha 9, Chapter 23; Skandha 10, Chapter 61; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 6; Khaṇḍa 3, Section 2
Named in passing
- kaliṅga, the fruit: one of the sixteen fruits made in gold in the Sarvaphalatyāga vrata, told on Phala-tyāga Vrata. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98