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GEOGRAPHICAL LEXICON
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Porānapura—a city
It was located in Puvvavideha,681 a mythical region. Its site has not been identified.
Poyanapura-a city
Poyanapura, also known as Pratişthānapura, was situated on the bank of the Ganges.688
It is also mentioned in the Harivamia (I. 26. 49).
It may be identified with Jhusi, opposite to Allahabad, across the Ganges, which is still called Pratişthānpur 683
Pukkhaia—a holy place
It is mentioned in thc Avasyaka cūrni that the three lakes were built here.634
Puskara is mentioned as a holy place in the Mahābhārata (III. 80 207 It is identified with modern Pushkar lake six miles from Ajmer.985
Pundariya--a mountain
It is stated that the ascetic Thāvaccaputta reached here from Sogandhıya and attained salvation Suya and Selaya also are said to have attained salvation on this mountain 638
In the commentary on the Uttaradhyayana, we are told that the Pandavas attained liberation on this mountain.687
Pundariya and settuñjaya are identical.638
(1) Pundavaddhana—a city
Pundavaddhana is stated to be situated in Gandhāra where the king Siharaha was ruling 638
It may be the same as Pandya, a country between Jhelam and Ravi, as referred to by Ptolemy.640
881 Ultară Ti. 23, p 286a. 831 Sam 56, p 66a , one Poyanapura is also mentioned in the Brhatkalpa Bhasya (6.6198). 138 GD, p. 159 884 p. 400 fr, also Nisi củ, 10, p. 645. 035 G D., p 163 014 Nāyā 5, p. 78 687 2, p. 43 698 Nāyā. 16, p 200 ; cf. also vividha. p. 1, where nineteen names of Satrunjaya are mon
tioned, 610 Lillard Ti. O, p. 141. 640 Di. Molichand, Bharati Vudya, Vol. I, pl. I, p. 34.
