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Kekaya's capital was known as Rājagṛha or Girivraja. Although , in the Critical addition of the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa , the word Girivraja is used for a city which is different from the Kekaya capital.

My doubt is that in the Mahābhāratam and post-Mahābhārata times , the Capital of the Magadha kingdom was known as Rājagṛha and Girivraja too , so is there any connection or is it just a coincidence?

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  • On what basis did you conclude that Girivraja is the same place as Rājagṛha?
    – Bingming
    Commented May 24 at 14:34
  • @Bingming , In the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam 2.68.21 , The messangers of Ayodhyā are said to have reached "Girivraja" , although this Verse is not present in the Critical Addition. In the Critical the word "Girivraja" , as I've stated in the question occurs only once and that to for a city different from the Kekaya capital. Even in the Vulgate version of the Rāmāyaṇa , the name Girivraja occurs twice , once in 2.68.21 and other in the Bāla Kāṇḍa where it is used for a different city than the Kekaya metropolis.
    – Vom
    Commented May 24 at 15:13
  • Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa doesn't mention Rājagṛha as the capital afaik, plus you equated both places, what was the basis of doing so? This question is still not answered.
    – Bingming
    Commented May 24 at 15:26
  • @Bingming , well Rājagṛha is mentioned as the City where Bharata , Śatrughna , Bharata's uncle Yudhājit and Aśvapati Kaikeya were present. So it might be the capital. So is Girivraja a different city than Rājagṛha?
    – Vom
    Commented May 24 at 16:05
  • may I ask, what is the śloka where they are mentioned to be in Rājagṛha?
    – Bingming
    Commented May 24 at 16:10

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