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Place · Vaishnava · East India

Mount Mahendra

Also called: Mahendragiri

The mountain where Parashurama lives on in penance after giving away the earth, and where Karna came to learn from him.

Sources: Mahabharata, Vana Parva 116 to 117, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883 to 1896); Bhagavata Purana 9.15 to 9.16 (Vedabase) · see Mount Mahendra's web

Relations 1

Mount Mahendra home of

Parashurama (Avatar) Vaishnava · Parashurama and the thousand-armed king
Still there in penance.

Stories 4

Hanuman's leap to Lanka and the ring for Sita
From the epics · 2 tellings
Parashurama and the thousand-armed king
From the epics · 2 tellings
Karna and the curse of his guru
From the epics · 1 telling
Parashurama raises Kerala from the sea
Legend · 2 tellings

Cited

Mahabharata, Vana Parva 116 to 117, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883 to 1896) Primary text (translation)
Bhagavata Purana 9.15 to 9.16 (Vedabase) Primary text (translation)