Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.385

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c6.385

*Kāma-āśrama.*—This hermitage was situated at the confluence of the Sarayū and the Ganges. Mahādeva is said to have destroyed Madana in this hermitage with the fire of his third eye on his forehead. (*Rāmāyaṇa*, Bālakāṇḍa, Ch. 23; cf. *Raghuvamśa*, Ch. II, v. 13; Skandap., Avanti-Khaṇḍa, Ch. 34).

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Raghuvaṃśa — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit
Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit
Skandapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit