The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.124

c5.s2.124

Bhârgavî—A small river near Puri in Orîssa was called Daṇḍabhâṅgâ from the fact that Nityânanda broke at Kamalapura on the bank of this river the Daṇḍa or ascetic stick of Chaitanya and threw the broken pieces into the stream (Chaitanya-charitâmṛita, II). It was also called Bhâgî.