[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.370 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.370 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.370 - **Language:** English ### [c8.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.370) MAṆḌARĀ. One of the wives of Viśvakarmā. The monkey named Nala was the son of Maṇḍarā. This monkey was the chief of those who helped Śrī Rāma to build a bridge to Laṅkā. Viśvakarmā had once blessed Maṇḍarā saying that her son would one day become great. (Sarga 22, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa). - [Previous: c8.369](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.369) - [Next: c8.371](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.371) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.370](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.370) · Pramāṇa