Mandara

Mandara

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

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  • Mandara: the great white mountain where Bhagavān Śiva dwells, the churning rod of the Ocean of Milk and a support of Meru. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 1–2, 4, 7, 13, 16, 25–28, 33, 36–37, 40–44, 52, 65; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 3, 108, 276, 305; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapter 3; Skandha 2, Chapter 7; Skandha 3, Chapter 28; Skandha 4, Chapter 23; Skandha 5, Chapters 2, 16; Skandha 7, Chapters 3, 7; Skandha 8, Chapters 5–7; Skandha 10, Chapter 40; Skandha 11, Chapter 4; Skandha 12, Chapter 13; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapter 4; Bhāga 2, Chapters 19–21; Bhāga 3, Chapter 1; Uttara Parva, Chapters 37, 56, 118, 133–136, 195, 202–204; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 13, 18, 178, 202, 213; Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapters 3, 36
  • Mandara (Kuśa Dvīpa): the last of the seven varsha mountains of Kuśa-dvīpa, a different mountain from the great Mandara. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20

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