A History of Assam c7.s2.5
A History of Assam c7.s2.5
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c7.s2.5
The origin of the name Kāmarupa is mythologically explained as follows*:—When Sati died of vexation at the discourtesy shown to her husband Siva by her father Daksha, Siva, overcome by grief, wandered about the world carrying her dead body on his head. In order to put a stop to his penance, Vishnu followed him and lopped away the body piecemeal with his discus. It fell to earth in fifty-one