गन्धमादन

Scripture references

• Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Yuddha Kāṇḍa 6.4.14

  गन्धहस्तीव दुर्धर्षस्तरस्वी गन्धमादनः। यातु वानरवाहिन्याः सव्यं पार्श्वमधिष्ठितः॥

  gandhahastīva durdharṣastarasvī gandhamādanaḥ | yātu vānaravāhinyāḥ savyaṁ pārśvamadhiṣṭhitaḥ ||

  Let Gandhamādana, the unassailable and powerful vānara resembling an elephant in rut, take charge of the left flank of the army.

• Mahābhārata · Āraṇyaka Parva 3.141.22

  तपसा शक्यते गन्तुं पर्वतो गन्धमादनः। तपसा चैव कौन्तेय सर्वे योक्ष्यामहे वयम्॥

  tapasā śakyate gantuṁ parvato gandhamādanaḥ | tapasā caiva kaunteya sarve yokṣyāmahe vayam ||

  Lomaśa said: 'O son of Kuntī, one can go to Gandhamādana (the mountain) only by asceticism — therefore we shall all practise asceticism.'