Sumanas
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Sumanas (सुमनस्) is one of seven mountains of Plakshadvipa mentioned in Vishnu Purana 2,4,7.
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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia
1) Sumanas (सुमनस्).— A kirāta (forest tribe) king who flourished in Yudhiṣṭhira’s court. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 25).
2) Sumanas (सुमनस्).—A king in ancient India who worshipped Yama in his court. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 13).
3) Sumanas (सुमनस्).—A Kekaya princess who lived in Devaloka. She once held a discussion on spiritual topics with Śāṇḍilīdevī. (Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 123).
4) Sumanas (सुमनस्).—A son of Pūru in Dhruva’s lineage. Pūru had six mighty sons by his wife Atrī, viz. Aṅga, Sumanas, Svātī, Kratu, Aṅgiras and Gaya. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 13).
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सुमनस्
सुमनस् (AS, p.976): विष्णु पुराण 2,4,7 में उल्लिखित प्लक्षद्वीप का एक पर्वत, 'गोमेदश्चैव, चंद्रश्चनारदो, दुंदुभिस्तथा, सोमक:, सुमनाश्चैव और वैभ्राजश्चैव सप्तम:'। [1]