मन्दरपर्वत
[mandaraparvata] IAST: MANDARAPARVATA
. A mountain of पुराणिच् fame. The following information is gathered from महाभारत regarding this mountain:
This mountain rises up to ten thousand yojanas and also goes down to ten thousand yojanas. [mh-1-18-17 ] .
During the time of the churning of क्षीराब्धि (ocean of Milk) the serpent अनन्त brought this mountain as per instructions from महाविष्णु . [mh-1-18-6 ] .
It was this mountain that was used as the मन्थ (churning stick) when the milk-ocean was churned. [mh-1-18-13 ] .
During the time of churning the Milk-Ocean many inhabitants of पाताल and animals in the ocean were killed because of the rubbing of this mountain. [mh-1-18-26 ] .
This mountain resides in the court of कुबेर as देवात्मा . [mh-2-10-81 ] .
This mountain is situated near कैलास . Eightyeight thousand गन्धर्वस् and four times as much of यक्षकिन्नरस् reside on the top of this mountain. along with कुबेर and a यक्ष named मणिवर . [mh-3-139-5 ] .
Once in a dream अर्जुन conducted a trip to कैलास accompanied by श्री कृष्ण and on his way he halted at this mountain. The mountain then shone with the presence of nymphs and heavenly songsters. [mh-7-80-33 ] .
In destroying the notorious demon trio called त्रिपुरस् , शिव used this mountain as a bow. [mh-7-202-76 ] .
Once when the Sage अष्टावक्र was conducting a tour of the northern parts he stayed on this mountain for some time. [mh-13-19-54 ] .
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