Dear Colleagues,
In the the alchemical text, the Rasārṇava, there are the
following lines, mentioning several toponyns. I presume the author is alluding
to real places, so if anybody can help with identifying the locations etc of the
places mentioned, I would find it very helpful for a long-standing puzzle
arising from other research.
asti martye mahāpuṇyā pavitrā dakṣiṇā-pathe
|
nadī godāvarī nāma prasiddhā jāhnavī yathā || Ras 12.236 ||
dakṣiṇe ca
taṭe tasyāḥ kadalī-nagaraṃ param |
tasya dakṣiṇataḥ śailaḥ sarva-lokeṣu
viśrutaḥ || Ras 12.237 ||
nāmnā kṛṣṇa-giriś ceti dṛśyate sarva-maṅgale
|
suprasiddhâmbikā nāma grāmas tasyāsti saṃnidhau || Ras 12.238
||
These are the places I need suggestions /
help with:
kadalī-nagaraṃ (of course, not the Kadali
near the Andhra coast, just north of the Godāvarī
delta)
kṛṣṇa-giriḥ
ambikā
Best wishes,
Stephen
Hodge