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TILAKAMANJARI OF DHANAPALA
(of Indra). He has also given 'gotracalah" a variant name for Kulacalas. He has even described Vaitãdhya as a mountain whose greatness equalled the host of virtues common to all the Kuladharadharas.2
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Even Hemakūta represented by the Bandar puccha range of the Himalaya has been included within the range of the Kulaśailas.' The peaks of the Kulaparvatas have been deemed encircling the shores of the oceans. (सागरकूलवलयेषु कुलपर्वताग्रेषु)
At another place he has referred to Kulacalas crushed by the point of the bolt shaggy with the flames of fire burning on."
Somewhat mythical mountains of rise and setting have been mentioned variantly. Udayadri. Kharva parvata, Udayācala,' Paurastyabhudhara," Udayastaśaila Astaśaila," Päścätyaśaila," Astacala" are the variant names given to the two mountains.
Udayadri or Udayagiri denotes the northern part of the Kalinga range where a place called Udayagiri (in Gañjam district) retains its old name.
Astaśaila or astagiri or Paścimädri or Sahya range, which is now known as the western Ghats extends along the western coast as far as modern Sahyadri or Ajantă range, in the north."
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Dhanapala has referred to the Acalaraja (the king of mountains) named Suvela being struck constantly by the waters poured (lit. splashed) by the hands in the form of tides, by the beach of the lavaṇa jalanidhi, having its eastern and western parts joined to the root of the plateaus of the Eastern and the Western mounts or the mountains of rise and setting etc."
1. TM. Vol. IV p. 140.
2. Ibid. Vol. III p. 141.
3. Ibid. Vol. III p. 178.
4. Ibid. Vol. I p. 107.
5. Ibid. Vol. II p. 315.
6. Ibid. Vol. III p. 128.
7. Ibid. Vol. II p. 165.
8. Ibid. Vol. I. p. 90
9. Ibid. Vol. II. p. 287.
10. Ibid. Vol. III. p. 220.
11. Ibid. Vol. III. p. 44. Vol. II p. 171.
12. KSN. p. 111.
13. TM Vol. II p. 287.
