Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.1152
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.1152
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v2.c8.s2.1152
Meṃdhiyagāma or Meṃdhiyaggāma ( Meṃdhrikagrāma ) A place where Titthayara Mahāvīra was disturbed by a cowherd.¹ God Camara paid homage to the Titthayara here.² Mahāvīra came here from Sāvatthi and sojourned in the shrine of Sālakotthā. Revatī(1) belonged to this place. She offered kukkudamaṃsa to Titthayara Mahāvīra who was suffering from bilious fever.³ Meṃdhiyaggāma can be identified with Meṣikāgrāma (meṃdha= skt. Meṣa) which was situated in the district of Kṛmilā identified with the tract of land around the village Valgudar near Luckeesarai in Bihar.⁴