“Amavasya Twamavasya darshasuryendusangama”, says the Amarakosha. Amavasi is the ‘no moon’ day. ‘Ama’ also means ‘with’ and when surya and chandra fall in the same rashi, it is an Amavasi. Once, when Bhrigu cursed Agni, the latter spoke about the importance of Amavasi. The offerings made to Agni in yajnas used to be the food for devas and pitrjanas. The offerings on Puranmasi is taken by the devas and the ones on Amavasi is taken by the pitrjanas, as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 7.

One of the pitrjanas. Once, Achhoda, a manasaputri of the pitrjanas, was attracted to him, but he declined her request. Due to her sin, she was born as Kali/Satyavati in her next birth, as per Padmapurana Srishtikanda.

The son of Pururavas and Urvashi, as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 75 verse 24.

Antecedents: Vishnu – Brahma – Atri – Chandra – Budha – Pururavas – Amavasu.

The city of Indra, king of the devas. On Mahameru, Brahma’s world occupies 10000 yojanas. On eight of its sides, are the ashtadigpalakas who occupy 2500 yojanas each. Thus there are 9 places on Mahameru – Brahma’s Manovati at the centre, to the east of it is Indra’s Amaravati, to the south east is Agni’s Tejovati, to the south is Yama’s Samyamani, to the south west is Nirriti’s Krishnanjana, to the west is Varuna’s Shradhavati, to the north west is Vayu’s Gandhavati, to the north is Kuber’s Mahodaya and to the north east is Shiva’s Yashovati, as per Devibhagavata Ashtamaskanda.

See Panchatantra.

A holy place. People who bathe here attain heaven, as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 83 verse 106.

A place in ancient India conquered by Nakula, as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 32 verse 11.

A Sanskrit poet who is believed to have lived in the 13th century. He was a Jain priest who was famous for his work Balabharata. He was a member of the court of Vishaladeva, son of king Viradhavala, who ruled Gujarat between 1243 – 1262.

A minister of King Vikramasimha who ruled Avanti, as per Kathasaritasagara Madanamanjukalambaka Taranga 1.

A mountain. When Shiva burned Tripura, many of its parts fell on this mountain. Since then, it was seen as a holy place and the merits of visiting this place have been mentioned in the Padmapurana Adikhanda Chapter 15. As per the text, people who visit Amarakandaka will experience 37000 samvalsaras, fourteen worlds and then be born as a king who will prove to be just and unchallenged. If the mountain is visited on eclipse days, it is as effective as 10 ashwamedhas. Those are able to see Shiva there will attain heaven. During the eclipses, good karma is accumulated here. Those who take a bath in Jwaleshwara in Amarakandaka will also reach heaven. Those who give up their lives in Jwaleshwara during eclipse will get refuge in Rudraloka till pralaya. Around these parts several devas called Amaras and rishis meditate. There is a temple here whose sides measure a yojana each.