Word

Mahishmathipura

Sanskrit

महिष्मतिपुर

IAST

mahiśmatipura

In General

1. Capital city of Kartavirarjuna’s kingdom, the Hehaya dynasty.

2. City where the Mimamsa philosopher Mandana Misra was dwelling when Adi Sankara met him.

Purana

Genealogy of the Hehaya kings: From Mahavisnu were descended in the following order : Brahma - Atri – Candra - Budha - Pururavas -Ayus – Nahusha - Yayati - Yadu - Sahasrajit - Satajit - Ekavira ( Hehaya ) - Dharma - Kani - Bhadrasena - Dhanaka – Krtavirya – Kartaviryarjuna .

Hehayas were very powerful but declined later and again become rich and powerful with the leadership of Kartaviryarjuna. Kartaviryarjuna pleased Lord Dattatreya, acquired many boons like wealth, weapon, and thousand arms. With the boon Kartavirya become very powerful and ruled from Mahismati for 86,000 years. All the kings in the world acknowledged his supremacy. He became so powerful and notorious that Parasurama took vowed against the whole Kshatriya kings and killed him and his hundred sons.