The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit
ब्रह्मलोकादहं दैत्य मन्दराद्रिमुपागतः । तत्र देवीपुरं दृष्टं कुमारिशतसङ्कुलम् ॥
brahmalokād ahaṃ daitya mandarādrim upāgataḥ | tatra devīpuraṃ dṛṣṭaṃ kumārīśatasaṅkulam ||
“Wahai Daitya, dari Brahmaloka aku datang ke Mandarādri. Di sana aku melihat kota Sang Dewi, yang dipenuhi ratusan gadis.”
Nārada
It records interlinked Purāṇic sacred geographies (Brahmaloka–Mandara), useful for studying how texts map cosmology onto named mountains and courts.
Mandarādri (Mount Mandara) is named; it is a prominent mythic mountain in Sanskrit literature, often associated with cosmic events (e.g., churning narratives), though not reducible to a single confirmed modern site.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions as a witness-report establishing credibility and place.
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