A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1190

c5.1190

MITHILĀ. A city, the capital of Videha or North Bihār, which corresponds to the modern Tirhut and Puraniya, between the Gandakī and Kosī rivers. It has given its name to one of the five northern nations of Brāhmans (see Brāhman), and to a school of law. It was the country of King Janaka, and the name of his capital, Janaka-pura, still survives in “Janakpoor,” on the northern frontier.