Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.197

c6.197

According to the Rāmāyaṇa¹⁵ Rāma dwelt on this hill situated on a river called the Payasvinī (Paisunī) or Mandākinī. He came here after crossing the Yamunā while returning from the hermitage of Bharadvāja. It was 3 yojanas distant from Bharadvāja-āśrama.¹ This beautiful mountain was an abode of many geese living in the golden cave which it contained,² some of which were swift and some golden.³ A king set out for this mountain being instructed to observe the moral law, to rule the kingdom righteously and to win the hearts of the people.⁴ The Kālikā-purāṇa (79. 143) points out that a mountain called Kajjala stands to the east of the Citrakūṭa.