Madhuvana

Madhuvana · madhu-vana, “the forest of honey”

Madhuvana 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

• Madhuvana: the holy forest where Bhagavān Vāmana abides as Svayambhū deva, and where Prahlāda worshipped on his tīrthayātrā. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 57, 61–63
• Madhuvana Tīrtha: a holy grove in Indraprastha, also called Viśrānti Tīrtha, where śrāddha frees six generations of ancestors. Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Chapters 200, 213–214

Named in passing

• Madhuvana of Kurukshetra: one of the seven holy forests of Kurukshetra, told on Saptavanas. Vāmana Purāṇa, Saro Māhātmya, Chapter 13