Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
मंडलेति च नाम्ना वै ग्रामं कृत्वा न्यवीवसन् । विप्रसार्थपरिभ्रष्टाः केचित्तु वणिजस्तदा
maṃḍaleti ca nāmnā vai grāmaṃ kṛtvā nyavīvasan | viprasārthaparibhraṣṭāḥ kecittu vaṇijastadā
அவர்கள் ஒரு கிராமத்தை அமைத்து அதற்கு ‘மண்டலம்’ என்று பெயரிட்டு அங்கேயே வாழ்ந்தனர். ஆனால் அச்சமயம் சில வணிகர்கள் பிராமணர்களின் கூட்டத்திலிருந்து பிரிந்து தனியாக இருந்தனர்.
Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Maṇḍala-grāma (near Dharmāraṇya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A newly formed village with a simple gate or boundary stones labeled ‘Maṇḍala’; inside, orderly dwellings; outside, a few merchants stand apart, looking back anxiously, indicating separation from the brāhmaṇa caravan.
FAQs
Purāṇic travel narratives show how dislocation and separation can still lead to orderly habitation, with place-names preserving collective memory.
The newly established village ‘Maṇḍala’ is situated within the Dharmāraṇya narrative landscape.
None; the focus is on settlement formation and separation from the vipra caravan.
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