मित्रवान्
[mitravan] IAST: MITRAVĀN
Son of the अग्नि named पाञ्चजन्य . He was one of the पाञ्चदेवविनायकस् . [mh-3-220-12 ] .
An ascetic who lived in the city of सौपुर . He acquired complete peace of mind by reading the second Chapter of the गीता sitting in a शिव temple. Once a brahmin of name देवशर्मा approached a sage named मुक्तकर्मा seeking advice to obtain peace of mind. The latter directed देवशर्मा to मित्रवान् and मित्रवान् advised him to read the second Chapter of the गीता . (Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, 176) .
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