Mānasa
Mānasa
Mānasa is a name used for more than one being, place and idea in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Mānasa (son of Vapushmān): one of the seven sons of Vapushmān, lord of Śālmala-dvīpa, by whose name a varsha mountain and a varsha of that dvīpa are known. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20
- Mānasas (people of Śāka Dvīpa): the vaiśyas of Śāka-dvīpa, where the four varṇas worship Śrī Hari in the form of Sūrya. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20
Places
- Mānasa Sarovara: the divine lake in the high Himālaya, the birthplace of the Sarayū, where Rāma bathed and where Nārada meditated for a thousand years. Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Yātrā Khaṇḍa, Sargas 4, 9; Skanda Purāṇa, Vaishṇava Khaṇḍa, Ayodhyā Māhātmya; Varāha Purāṇa, Chapter 66; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 12, 31, 52, 63; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 108, 117; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapter 5; Skandha 3, Chapter 23; Skandha 4, Chapter 28; Skandha 6, Chapter 13; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 31, 40; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 18, 25; Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 19
Things and ideas
- Mānasa Tīrtha: the tīrthas of the mind, such as truth, compassion and restraint of the senses, in which the mind bathes and becomes pure. Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 108; Skanda Purāṇa, Vaishṇava Khaṇḍa, Ayodhyā Māhātmya, Chapter 10; Narasiṃha Purāṇa, Chapter 67; Vāmana Purāṇa, Saro Māhātmya, Chapters 21–22