जनस्थान

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

JANASTHĀNA   This is a part of the forest Daṇḍaka, which lies in the basin of the Godāvarī. Śrī Rāma had lived in this forest with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa for a long time during the period of his forest-life. It was at this place that Śrī Rāma killed fourteen thousand Rākṣasas (giants) such as Khara Dūṣaṇa, Triśiras and others. [M.B. Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 38] . Mārīca allured Sītā and Rāvaṇa kidnapped her in this place. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 147] . Śūrpaṇakhā tried to attract Śrī Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, and her nose etc, were cut off, in this forest. It was in this place that Śrī Rāma cut off the head of a Rākṣasa (demon) and threw it away. That head fell in the lap of a hermit called Mahodara. [M.B. Śalya Parva, Chapter 39] . Janasthāna is regarded as a holy place. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 29] , that those who stay in this place and take bath in the Godāvarī will acquire imperial prosperity.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : नाशिक

A dictionary, Marathi and English

The forest Danḍaka in the Dakhan̤, the resort of hosts of demons. 2 Jocosely. A name for the city नाशिक Náshik.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

जन—स्थान  n.  n. ‘resort of men’, N. of part of the दण्डक forest in Deccan, [MBh. iii, ix, xiii]; [R.]; [Ragh. xii f.]

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Shabda-Sagara

जनस्थान  n.  ( -नं) The forest Dandaka, (in the Deccan) the eastern part. of it.
E. जन a world, and स्थान् a place; the resort of a world of demons.

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