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# The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.57.67

Mahābhārata 1.57.67

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.57.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.57.67)

tena gandhavatītyeva nāmāsyāḥ prathitaṃ bhuvi |  
tasyāstu yojanādgandhamājighranti narā bhuvi || 67 ||

> "Having obtained her boon, she became highly pleased, and her season immediately came. And she accepted the embraces of that Rishi of wonderful deeds. And she thenceforth became known among men by the name of Gandhavati (the sweet-scented one). And men could perceive her scent from the distance of a yojana. And for this she was known by another name which was Yojanagandha (one who scatters her scent for a yojana all around). And the illustrious Parasara, after this, went to his own asylum.  
> — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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## Translations (1)

- [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.63.16) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English

## Other recensions (2)

- [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.64.124) — Sanskrit
- [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.63.82) — Sanskrit

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