The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s8.38

c6.s8.38

Triveni—I. 1. Muktavenî. 2. Dakshina-Prayâga, north of Hugli in Bengal, where the three rivers Gangâ, Yamunâ and Sarasvatî separate and flow in different directions after having flowed unitedly from Allahabad, which is therefore called Yuktavenî. II. The junction of the three rivers Jamuna, Chambal and Sindh, between Etawah and Kalpi. III. The junction of the three Kosis, Tâmor, Arun and Sun near Nâthpur in Purnea. IV. The junction of the Gandak, Devikâ and Brahmaputrî, where the fight between the crocodile and the elephant took place. V. The confluence of three rivers Sarasvatî, Hiranya and Kapilâ near Somanâtha-pattana in Gujarat.