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सम्पाद्यताम्Purana Encyclopedia
सम्पाद्यताम्
पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Mahānadi^1 : f.: Name of a river.
A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; its water used by people for drinking 6. 10. 26, 13; in the east (prācīṁ diśam abhiprepsuḥ 1. 207. 5) 1. 207. 7; 3. 85. 3; near Gayā, Gayāśiras and Brahmaśiras (mahānadī ca tatraiva) 3. 85. 8; (puṇyā caiva mahānadī) 3. 93. 10.
B. Description: Described as holy (puṇyā) 3. 93. 10; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are said to be mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).
C. Epic event: Arjuna, during his exile, came across the Mahānadī while he was proceeding towards the east 1. 207. 7, 5.
D. Past event: One of the rivers seen by Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 95.
E. Holiness: By bathing (upaspṛśya) in this river and by satisfying manes and gods (by giving offerings to them) one gets imperishable worlds and rescues his family (akṣayān prāpnuyāl lokān kulaṁ caiva samuddharet) 3. 82. 73.
F. Importance: Finds mention in the Daivata-ṚṣiVaṁśa 13. 151. 15, 2.
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*1st word in left half of page p409_mci (+offset) in original book.
Mahabharata Cultural Index
सम्पाद्यताम्
पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Mahānadi^1 : f.: Name of a river.
A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; its water used by people for drinking 6. 10. 26, 13; in the east (prācīṁ diśam abhiprepsuḥ 1. 207. 5) 1. 207. 7; 3. 85. 3; near Gayā, Gayāśiras and Brahmaśiras (mahānadī ca tatraiva) 3. 85. 8; (puṇyā caiva mahānadī) 3. 93. 10.
B. Description: Described as holy (puṇyā) 3. 93. 10; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are said to be mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).
C. Epic event: Arjuna, during his exile, came across the Mahānadī while he was proceeding towards the east 1. 207. 7, 5.
D. Past event: One of the rivers seen by Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 95.
E. Holiness: By bathing (upaspṛśya) in this river and by satisfying manes and gods (by giving offerings to them) one gets imperishable worlds and rescues his family (akṣayān prāpnuyāl lokān kulaṁ caiva samuddharet) 3. 82. 73.
F. Importance: Finds mention in the Daivata-ṚṣiVaṁśa 13. 151. 15, 2.
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*1st word in left half of page p409_mci (+offset) in original book.