, desirous of seizing at a Swayamvara (self-chice ceremony) a maiden for wife (7,10). Thus it is clear that Varanavata and Varanasi (capital of Kasi , Banaras ) were two different towns, though sounds similar. Vyasa is mentioned to have met Pandavas at Varanavata (2,76). Hanuman mistook Varanavata to be