Māṇḍavya
mythological figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
best of Veda-knowers · the great Māṇḍavya
in the texts
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
A sage who used a panasa leaf-cup to offer water in his ancestors' honor, satisfying them and witnessing their ascent to Viṣṇu's world.
before his very eyes, to a place especially sought after by the best of gods.
They became exceedingly joyful and, seeing him of great effulgence in person, // Ang_1.
In ancient times, in the holy forest of Kuśa, Māṇḍavya, the best of Veda-knowers, // Ang_1.
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
A sage figure cited as a legendary example of someone wrongly condemned as a thief due to lack of reasoned legal investigation.
for want of a reasoned investigation, Māṇḍavya incurred the status of a thief.
Nāradasmṛti
Legendary sage cited as an example of a non-thief who came to bear a thief's reputation through the workings of legal procedure.
Māṇḍavya, though not a thief, acquired the character of one through legal procedure.