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Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Gandharvatīrtha  : nt.: Name of a tīrtha.

Balarāma went to the tīrtha of the Gandharvas (gandharvāṇāṁ…tīrtham) from Subhūmikā 9. 36. 10, (8); there the Gandharvas, Viśvāvasu and others, practised austerites and performed delightful dances, played on musical instruments and sang (nṛttavāditragītaṁ ca kurvanti sumanoramam) 9. 36. 11; Haladhara (Balarāma) gave there wealth of different kinds as also goats and sheep, cows, donkeys, and camels, gold and silver to the Brāhmaṇas; he also fed them and satisfied them by giving large amounts of wealth as desired; he went from the Gandharvatīrtha (tasmād gandharvatīrthāc ca), accompanied and praised by the Brāhmaṇas, to the Gargasrotas 9. 36. 12-14.


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Mahabharata Cultural Index

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Gandharvatīrtha  : nt.: Name of a tīrtha.

Balarāma went to the tīrtha of the Gandharvas (gandharvāṇāṁ…tīrtham) from Subhūmikā 9. 36. 10, (8); there the Gandharvas, Viśvāvasu and others, practised austerites and performed delightful dances, played on musical instruments and sang (nṛttavāditragītaṁ ca kurvanti sumanoramam) 9. 36. 11; Haladhara (Balarāma) gave there wealth of different kinds as also goats and sheep, cows, donkeys, and camels, gold and silver to the Brāhmaṇas; he also fed them and satisfied them by giving large amounts of wealth as desired; he went from the Gandharvatīrtha (tasmād gandharvatīrthāc ca), accompanied and praised by the Brāhmaṇas, to the Gargasrotas 9. 36. 12-14.


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*1st word in right half of page p345_mci (+offset) in original book.