Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Gomati included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, 鈥榯he five characteristics of a Purana鈥�).
Story of 骋辞尘补迟墨
(碍础鲍艢滨碍莫). A celebrated river of Pur膩峁噄c fame. This is worshipped as a goddess.
The curse.
碍补峁僷补 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 states that this river was Kau艣ik墨, sister of 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补. She became a river by a curse.
Kau艣ik墨 was married to a sage called 峁歝墨办补. Once 峁歝墨办补 went to devaloka to see 叠谤补丑尘腻. Kau艣ik墨 unable to bear the separation followed her husband by her power of chastity. On the way 峁歝墨办补 saw her and cursed her and made her into a river. From that day onwards she started running as a river named Kau艣ik墨. See under Kau艣ik墨. (叠腻濒补 碍腻峁囜笉补, 痴腻濒尘墨办颈 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺).
Other details from the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺s regarding 骋辞尘补迟墨.
i) 艢r墨 R膩ma conducted the 础艣惫补尘别诲丑补 y膩ga at Naimi艣膩ra峁噛a on the banks of this river. (Uttara 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺).
ii) The sins of those who drink the water of this river are washed away. (艢濒辞办补 20, Chapter 169, 膧di Parva).
iii) The 诲别惫墨 of 骋辞尘补迟墨 river lives in the court of 痴补谤耻峁嘺 worshipping him. (艢濒辞办补 23, Chapter 9, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
iv) Dharmaputra came to this river during his pilgrimage. (艢濒辞办补 2, Chapter 95, Vana Parva).
v) 骋辞尘补迟墨 is the wife of Agnideva called 痴颈艣惫补产丑耻办. (艢濒辞办补 19, Chapter 219, Vana Parva).
vi) This is one of the most important rivers of 叠丑腻谤补迟补惫补谤峁. (艢濒辞办补 18, Chapter 9, 叠丑墨峁补 Parva).
vii) The land of 顿颈惫辞诲腻蝉补, King of 础测辞诲丑测腻, extended from the shores of 骋补峁単腻 to the base of 骋辞尘补迟墨. (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉a 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, Chapter 2).