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Puranic encyclopaedia

by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222

This page describes the Story of Gandaki 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, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana�).

Story of Ҳṇḍī

(Ҳṇḍ첹) A river in Orthern India which falls into the Ҳṅg.

Origin.

There arose an argument between the Devas and the asuras about the Amṛtam (nectar) got from the churning of ṣīr (the milk ocean) and Ѳ屹ṣṇ appeared in the form of Ѵdz󾱲ī and enticed the asuras away from the subject and gave the nectar to the Devas. Attracted by the great beauty of Ѵdz󾱲ī, Ś made love to her, and the sweet produced at the time of their embrace flowed as river Gaṇḍaki through the earth. (Skandha ʳܰṇa, Āܰ ṇḍ).

It became a holy river.

While the worms on the banks of Ҳṇḍī were once collecting soil they fell into the river, and all at once they attained salvation, the reason being that the water in the river had been formed by the sweet of վṣṇ and Ś. And, from that day onwards people began worshipping Ҳṇḍī as a holy river. (Skandha ʳܰṇa, Āܰ ṇḍ).

Other information.

(i) He who drinks the water of the river is freed from sins. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 169, Verse 20).

(ii) The river is also known as ⲹṇ�, Śālagrāmī, Hiraṇvatī and Hiraṇyavatī. (īṣm Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 25).

(iii) Śrī ṛṣṇa Arjuna and īԲ once on their way from Indraprastha to Girivraja crossed this river. ( Parva, Chapter 20, Verse 27).

(iv) The water in Ҳṇḍī is a mixture of the waters of all holy rivers. Therefore, a bath in Ҳṇḍī is of equal value as an ś ⲹñ and he who bathes in it will attain ūⲹǰ첹. (Vana Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 113).

(v) Ҳṇḍī is one of the rivers which were responsible for the origin of Agni (fire). (Vana Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 113).

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