A pārṣada of Śiva. This pārṣada joined hands with Vīrabhadra to injure the sage Bhṛgu at the Dakṣayāga.
[4th Skandha, Bhāgavata] .
MAṆIMĀN I A king. Mahābhārata gives the following details about him.
(i) Maṇimān was born of an aspect of Vṛtra, son of the asura Danāyu.
[Śloka 44, Chapter 67, Ādi Parva] .
(ii) This king was present at the marriage of Draupadī.
[Śloka 22, Chapter 185, Ādi Parva] .
(iii) Bhīmasena while on his early victory march defeated this king.
[Śloka 11, Chapter 30, Sabhā Parva] .
(iv) This king fought on the side of the Pāṇḍavas during the great Kurukṣetra battle.
[Śloka 20, Chapter 4, Udyoga Parva] .
(v) Maṇimān was killed in the fight between Maṇimān and Bhūriśravas.
[Śloka 53, Chapter 23, Droṇa Parva] .
MAṆIMĀN II A serpent. This serpent is a member of the court of Varuṇa.
[Śloka 9, Chapter 9, Sabhā Parva] .
MAṆIMĀN III A sacred place. If one spends a night there one would get the benefit of performing an Agniṣṭoma yajña.
[Śloka 101, Chapter 82, Vana Parva] .
MAṆIMĀN IV A Yakṣa who was a friend of Kubera. Once the sage Agastya cursed him that he would be killed by the hand of a man. The yakṣa was killed by Bhīmasena.
[Śloka 59, Chapter 160, Vana Parva] and see under AGASTYA, Para 10.
MAṆIMĀN V A mountain. Once, when Arjuna went on a pilgrimage to Śiva's presence with Kṛṣṇa in a dream, he saw this mountain Maṇimān.
[Śloka 24, Chapter 9, Droṇa Parva] .