The Purana Index v1.c5.s7.586
The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s7.586
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*Kalinga* (III)—a southern kingdom of madhyadeśa unfit for śrāddha, a Janapada of the Dakṣiṇāpatha. Its king was stationed by Jarāsandha on the east gate of Mathurā, and on the same direction during the siege of Gomanta;¹ present at Pradyumna’s marriage. Advised Rukmin to vanquish Balarāma in dice, and laughed at the latter when he was defeated. His teeth were broken by Rāma.² Its 32 kings.³ On its south flows the Narmadā where the hill Amaraṇṭaka is.⁴ In the Kṛtayuga, the first man appeared in this country⁵ under Guhas.⁶