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# The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.286

The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.286

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### [c5.s2.286](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.286)

Chyavana-âśrama—1. Chausâ in the district of Shahabad in the province of Bengal: the hermitage of Ṛishi Chyavana (\*Skanda P.\*, Avantî Kh., ch. 57). 2. The hermitage of the Ṛishi was also situated on the Satpura mountains, near the river Payoṣṇî or modern Pûrṇâ (\*Padma P.\*, Pâtâla Kh., ch. 8). 3. Dhosi, six miles south of Narnol in the Jaipur territory, where the Ṛishi's eyes are said to have been pierced by a princess of Anûpadeśa, whom he afterwards married. 4. Chilanla on the Ganges in the Rai Barelli district: it was the abode of the Ṛishi who was restored to youth by the twin Aśvinî-kumâras.

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## Cites (2)

- [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Skandapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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