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flourished in the clove-trees (Lavargagandhena susuyandho 6.1). Kiskindhipura is said to be the capital of Vanaradvīpa (6.45). It is said to be situated on the Kiskindhi Parvata (6.45). Pargiter identifies the Kişkindhya country and the hills bearing the same name with the hills near Kupal, Mudgal and Raichur? Kiskindha or Kiskindhipura is said to be probably situated some where near Hampi?. It is identified with the modern Anagondi situated on the bank of Tungabhhdra four miles away from Hampi in the Bellary district D. R. Bhandarkar quotes evidences from some incriptions of medieval period, which were found near about the region of Pampa. They are of rulers and big personages who trace their descent from Vāli, the king of Kişkindhi". And thus the Kapidvīpa or Vánaradvípa should be identified with the hilly region of the Kişkindhi mountains located near Raichur.
Sindhudeśa-From Kiskindhipura Lakşmaņa goes to Sindhudeśa ? (Sindhuddesa 48.102) and lifts up the Koțiśīla (Siddhaśīlā 48.108) to convince the Vanaras that he is capable of slaying Rāvaņa as prophesied by some Muni. Thereafter Lakşmaņa returns to Kiskindhipura. Ancient Sindh has been identified with the modern Sindh'. But the VTK. of Jinaprabhasūri locates the place of Koțišila in Magadha. Some locate it in the Kalingadeśa and some near the Dasárnaparvata (781, p. 447). The Vasudevahindi (I. p. 348) locates it on the Sammetaparvata. Kotisla was a particular slab of stone. It was called so because crores of munis attained nirvāna on this slab. Thus the place can be located somewhere on the Sammeta mountain, but it is not clear why our author calls it Sindhuddesa.
Sripura:-Hanumat is brought to Kiskindhipura from Sripura (Siripura), his capital town (49.1). This town must have been situated in the area adjoining the territory of Sugrīva because both Hanumat and Sugriva are the Vanara kings.
Further there is a reference in the PCV (55.16) that the people of Kapidvipa (Vanaradvīpa) and those of Mahendra, Malaya and Sriparvata hills became the allies of Rama and fought with Rāvana. Thus the Kapidvipa, the Mahendra, Malaya and the Śríparvata should be in the vicinity of one another. In the story of
1. HGAI, p. 21. 2. Collected works of R. G. Bhandarker, Vol. 3. p. 16. 3. Rāmāyaṇa Kalina Sanskrti, p. 322. 4. Ganganath Jha Comm. Vol, p. 56-57. 5. Geographical Dist. by Dey, p. 183.
