Mount Mandara
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Mount Mandara is a mythological mountain in Hindu cosmology, famed as the churning rod used by gods and demons to obtain the nectar of immortality during the Samudra Manthan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandara Mountain | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological location
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cosmic mountain ⓘ mythological mountain ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kurma avatar of Vishnu
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ asuras ⓘ devas ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu legendary places
ⓘ
Locations in Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| cosmologicalType | mountain used as churning stick ⓘ |
| etymology | name often linked to “mandara” meaning a celestial or sacred mountain ⓘ |
| functionInMyth | axis for cosmic churning ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInCosmology | Ocean of Milk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
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ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kurma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ocean of Milk NERFINISHED ⓘ Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED ⓘ amrita ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| resultOfChurning |
amrita
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goddess Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ various divine treasures ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | churning rod in Samudra Manthan ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Kurma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
axis mundi
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spiritual effort to obtain immortality ⓘ |
| usedFor | churning the Ocean of Milk ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.