विशाला नगरी
vishala nagari ka ullekh valmiki ramayan, balakand[1] mean hua hai, jo sanbhavatah bauddh sahity mean prasiddh vaishali (basadh, zila muzaffarapur, bihar) ka hi ramayan kalin nam hai.[2]
- is nagari ko *ram-lakshman ne vishvamitr ke sath ayodhya se janakapur jate samay ganga ko par karane ke pashchath dekha tha-
'uttaran tiramasady sanpoojyarviganan tatah, gangakoole nivishtaste vishalaan dadrishuah purimh.'
- vishala nagari ke rajavansh ki katha valmiki ramayan, balakand[3] mean hai, jisase jnat hota hai ki is nagari ko basane vala 'vishal' namak raja tha, jo alanbusha nam ki apsara se utpann ikshvaku ka putr tha. ramayan ki katha ke samay yahaan raja sumati ka rajy tha-
'alambushayamutpanno vishal iti vishrutah tel chasidih sthane vishaleti purikrita..., tasy putro mahatejaah sanpratyesh purimimamh, avasatparamaprakhyah sumatirnadurjayah.'[4]
- vishala pahuanchakar ram-lakshman ne ek ratri ke lie sumati (vishal ke putr) ka atithy grahan kiya tha.[2] agale din vishala se chalakar tho di door par sthit mithila nagari ya janakapur pahuanch kar raja janak ki rajadhani mean pravesh kiya tha-
'tatah paramasatkaran sumateah, prapy raghavau ushy tatr nishamekaan jagmaturmithilaan tatah.'
- vishnupuran[5] mean bhi vishala nagari ko raja vishal dvara nirmit bataya gaya hai aur ise alambusha apsara ka hi putr mana hai, kiantu isake pita ko yahaan trinabiandu kaha gaya hai-
'tatashchalanvushanam varapsarastrinabiandoo bheje tasyamapyasy vishalo jajneyah purian vishalaan nirmame.'
'prapyavantimudayanakatha kovidagramavriddhanh poorvoddishtasanusarapurian shrivishalaan vishalamh.'
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