Mandakarni is a sage of the Dandaka forest whose penance created the lake Panchapsara. The gods sent five apsaras to break his austerity, and their music still sounds from the lake.
RoleSage
Appears inRamayana
GroupRishis and sages
KingdomRishi ashrams
First appearsAranya Kanda, Sarga 11
Sargas1 in the Valmiki Ramayana
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Aranya Kanda · 1 sarga
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