The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.24

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Baitaraṇi—1. The river Baitaraṇī in Orissa : it is mentioned in the *Mahâbhârata* as being situated in Kaliṅga (Vana Parva, ch. 113). Jâjpur stands on this river. 2. The river Dantura which rises near Nasik and is on the north of Bassein. This sacred river was brought down to the earth by Paraśurâma (*Padma P.*, Tuṅgârī Mâhâtmya; *Matsya P.*, ch. 113; Da Cunha's *History of Chaul and Bassein*, pp. 117, 122). 3. A river in Kuruk-shetra (*Mbh.*, Vana, ch. 83). 4. A river in Garwal on the road between Kedâra and Badrinâtha, on which the temple of Gopeśvara Mahâdeva is situated.