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One of the holy mountains. This mountain has great Purāṇic importance.
(1) After slaughtering the Kṣatriyas to extinction sage Paraśurāma made Mahendra his place of abode. [Śloka 53, Chapter 129, Ādi Parva] .
(2) Once Arjuna visited the mountain Mahendra. [Śloka 13, Chapter 214, Ādi Parva] .
(3) The presiding deity of this mountain sits in the court of Kubera worshipping him. [Śloka 30, Chapter 10, Sabhā Parva] .
(4) If one bathes in the pond of Rāmatīrtha on the top of this mountain one would get the benefit of performing an Aśvamedhayāga. [Śloka 16, Chapter 85, Vana Parva] .
(5) Brahmā once went to this mountain and conducted a yāga there. [Śloka 22, Chapter 87, Vana Parva] .
(6) Yudhiṣṭhira during his pilgrimage visited this mountain. [Śloka 30, Chapter 114, Vana Parva] .
(7) Paraśurāma gave a darśana (Interview) to Yudhiṣṭhira on a Caturdaśī day on this mountain. [Śloka 16, Chapter 117, Vana Parva] .
(8) Hanūmān when he was going in search of Sītā visited this mountain also along with the other monkeys. [Sundara Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa] .
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महेन्द्र m. am. the great इन्द्र, [AV.] &c. &c. (also applied to विष्णु [[R.] ] and शिव [[Śivag.] ])
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partic. star, [VP.]
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सर्व-देवानाम् a great chief or leader (), [Nal.]
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