Hemagarbha

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Hemagarbha (हेमगर्भ) is a mountain mentioned in Ramayana. It appears to be variant of Hemakuta.

Variants

• Hemagarbha हेमगर्भ (AS, p.1027)

Various definitions

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Hemagarbha (हेमगर्भ).—A Mt.*

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Hema-garbha.—(EI 12, 16; SII 3), name of a mahādāna; same as hiraṇya-garbha. Note: hema-garbha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Ref - https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/hemagarbha

In Ramayana

Hemagarbha (हेमगर्भ) in Ramayana (4.43.16)....On going across that lordly mountain Kala, which great-mountain is impregnated with gold Hemagarbha (हेमगर्भ), it will be apt of you to go to the mountain named Sudarshana afterwards. [4-43-16]

हेमगर्भ

हेमगर्भ (AS, p.1027): हेमगर्भ एक प्राचीन पर्वत, जिसका उल्लेख वाल्मीकि रामायण, किष्किन्धाकाण्ड में हुआ है‌- 'तमतिकस्य शैलेन्द्रं हेमगर्भ महागिरिम् ततः सुदर्शननाम पर्वतं तन्तुमर्हय।' (वाल्मीकि रामायण, किष्किन्धा काण्ड 43, 16). प्रसंग से यह पर्वत हेमकूट जान पड़ता है।