mang namak ek prachin kalin janapad ka ullekh pauranik mahakavy mahabharat, bhishmaparv mean milata hai.
- 'mahabharat bhishmaparv' mean sanjay ne raja dhritarashtr se shak dvip ka varnan kaha hai aur isi dvip mean mang, 'mashak', 'manas' tatha 'mandag' janapadoan ki sthiti batayi hai.
- sanjay kahate haian- "rajan! is janapad mean adhikatar brahman nivas karate haian. ve sab-ke-sab apane kartavy ke palan mean tatpar rahate haian."[1]