Puradeva
A god, evidently the tutelary deity of AnurÄdhapura.
There was a shrine erected to him within the precincts of the MahÄvihÄra. Near this shrine a battle took place between Duá¹á¹hagÄmaṇī and Bhalluka. Kandula considered it a lucky spot and led Duá¹á¹hagÄmaṇī’s forces up to it (Mhv.xxv. 87).
The shrine was to the north of the MahÄsusÄna. MT. 486.
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