The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s11.53

c5.s11.53

Mahāśāla—It is mentioned in the Padma P. (Sṛiṣṭi Kh ch 11), and Matsya P. (ch. 22), as a tirtha or a place of pilgrimage on the Godāvarī. Śāla is mentioned as a tributary of the Godāvarī (Brahma P., ch 106, vs 20 22). It is the Maisolus of the Greeks. As Ptolemy places the mouth of the river Maisolus in the district called Maisolia, it may be identified with that portion of the Godāvarī which lies between the Pranahita or rather Wain Gangā and the ocean. See Maisolia. In the Mahāvagga (V, 13, 12 in SBE, XVII, 38) Mahāśāla is described as a border country on the east of South India.