लवणासुर

• hindoo mahakavy ramayan ke anusar, lavanasur ek rakshas tha, jise ram ke chhote bhaee shatrughn ne mara tha. lavanasur, asuroan ke raja madhu ka putr tha.
• mathura se lagabhag sadhe tin mil dakshin-pashchim ki or sthit madhuvan gram valmiki ramayan mean varnit madhupuri ke sthan par basa hua hai. madhupuri ko madhu namak daity ne basaya tha. usake putr lavanasur ko shatrughn ne yuddh mean parajit kar usaka vadh kar diya tha aur madhupuri ke sthan par unhoanne nee mathura ya mathura nagari basaee thi. maholi gram ko ajakal madhuvan-maholi kahate haian. paranparik anushruti mean madhu daity ki mathura aur usaka madhuvan isi sthan par the. yahaan lavanasur ki gufa namak ek sthan hai jise madhu ke putr lavanasur ka nivas sthan mana jata hai.