Mangalaprastha

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Mangalaprastha (मङ्गलप्रस्थ) refers to a mountain in Bhāratavarṣa. It is identified with Mangalagiri (मंगलगिरि) town in Guntur district situated between the twin cities of Vijayawada and Guntur of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Variants

• Mangalaprastha मंगलप्रस्थ (AS, p.683)
• Mangalagiri मंगलगिरि, जिला गंतूर, मद्रास, (p.683)

History

In the tract of land known as Bhārata-varṣa, as in Ilāvṛta-varṣa, there are many mountains and rivers. Some of the mountains are known as Malaya, Maṅgala-prastha, Maināka, Trikūṭa, Ṛṣabha, Kūṭaka, Kollaka, Sahya, Devagiri, Ṛṣyamūka, Śrī-śaila, Veṅkaṭa, Mahendra, Vāridhāra, Vindhya, Śuktimān, Ṛkṣagiri, Pāriyātra, Droṇa, Citrakūṭa, Govardhana, Raivataka, Kakubha, Nīla, Gokāmukha, Indrakīla and Kāmagiri. Besides these, there are many other hills, with many large and small rivers flowing from their slopes. https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/5/19/

मङ्गलप्रस्थ

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...मंगलप्रस्थ (AS, p.683): ‘भारतेऽप्यस्मिन्वर्षे सरिच्छैला: सन्ति बहवो मलयो मङ्गलप्रस्थो मैनाकस्त्रिकूट ऋषभ: कूटक:..’ श्रीमद्भागवत पुराण 5,19,16. संदर्भ से, और जिस क्रम से पर्वतों के नाम इस उद्धरण में परीगणित हैं उनसे, सूचित होता है कि मंगलप्रस्थ संभवत: मंगलगिरि (जिला गंतूर, मद्रास) है. इस पहाड़ी पर जो विष्णु मंदिर है वह बहुत प्राचीन है.