Indian Antiquary Vol 52

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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chs. 11-14; Rice's Mysore and Coorg, vol. III, pp. 88, 89, 91). 3. The eastern Matsya appears to have been the southern portion of Tirhut including Baisali (q.v.), the country of the "Monster Fish" of Hiuen Tsiang (Beal's RWC., II, p. 78; JASB., 1900, p. 83;
Mbh., Sabha, ch. 30). Matsya-Tirtha-A small lake situated on a hill 8 or 10 miles to the west of Tirupanan.
kundram not far from the river Tuigabhadra, in the province of Mysore (Chaitanyacharitàmrita, pt. II, oh. 9). It is full of fishes which produce a musical sound morning and evening. This phenomenon is, perhaps, due to the singing of the fishes which are like the singing fishes called Butterman off the coast of Scotland or the singing fishes of Ceylon or to the arrangement of the surrounding rocks which, at varying temperatures, produce a musical sound. Such music was noticed in the statue of the “Vocal Memnon " in Egypt and also in the rocks of several places (see Rawlinson's Ancient
Egypt, p. 212). Maull-The Rohtas hills. Maullka-Same as Mulaka and Aŝmaka (Brahmanda P., ch. 49). Maulisnâna --Multan (Padma P., Uttara Kh., ch. 61). It is the Meu-lo-san-pu-lo (Mauli. snânapura) of Hiuen Tsiang. who visited it in 641 A.D. Same as Malasthanapura (q.v.). It is also called Mälasthåna in the Padma P., (I, ch. 13). It is the Malla-deġa of the Ramayana (Uttara, ch. 115) given by Ramachandra to Lakshmana's son Chandraketu. It is the country of the Mallas of Alexander's bistorians. Maulisnâna is perhaps a
corruption of Malava-sthåna or Malla-sthana. Mayapuri-It included Hardwar, Mayapuri, and Kankhala ; (see Sapta-mokshadapuri).
Kankhala is two miles from Hardwar. It was here that the celebrated Daksha-yajña of the Puranas took place, and Sati, the daughter of Daksha, sacrificed her lire, unable to bear the insult to her husband Mahadeva by her father (Karma P., I, ch. 15). The present Máyâpur is situated between Hardwar and Kankhala (Matsya P., ch. 22)Pilgrims from all parts of India go to bathe at Brahmakunda in the ghat called Har-ki-Pairi at Hardwar. In a temple behind the temple of Daksheģvara Mahadeva at Kankhala, the Yajfia-kunda, where Sati immolated herself, is still pointed out. In the Mahabharata (Vana, ch. 84),
Haridvâra is called Gangadvåra. Maya-rashtra-Mirat, where the remnant of Maya Danava's fort is still pointed out, in a
place called Andha-kota. It is about twenty miles from the Kali-nadi. The Bilvesvara Mahadeva is said to have been worshipped there by Mandodari, the wife of Råvana and daughter of Maya Danaya. About Andhakesa (perhaps corrupted into Andha-kota) and Bilvesvara Mahadeva, see Siva P., Bk. I, ch. 41. Maya is the reputed author of Mayamala, Mayasilpa, &o., (0. C. Gangoly's South Indian Bronzes, p. 7; Ind. Ant., vol. V,
p. 230). Mayarat-Same as Maya-rashtra, Mirat is a corruption of Mayarât. Mayara --Máy&puri or Hardwar. The present Mây&puri is situated between the town of
Hardwar and Kankhals. Mayari-Mahi, a town on the Malabar coast (Caldwell's Drav. Comp. Gram., p. 3). Medapata—Mewar in Rajputana (Ep. Ind., vol. II, p. 409). . Medhavi-Tirtha --Near Kalastjar in Bundelkhand. Mega-The second mouth of the Ganges mentioned by Ptolemy. It is perhaps a transcrip
tion of Magra (channel), now represented by the Jirmia estuary (see my Early Course of the Ganges),