Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.225

c6.225

Gaṇḍakī (Gandak).—It is also called Gaṇḍakī and Cakranadī according to the Bhāgavatapurāṇa (X. 79, 11; V. 7, 10). The Padmapurāṇa (Ch. 21) considers it as holy. The Yoginītantra (2/1, pp. 112-113) mentions the river Gaṇḍakī. It is a great upper tributary of the Ganges, which has its origin in the hills in south Tibet. In passing through Nepal it receives four tributaries on the left side and two on the right. The upper tributary of the Gandak on its right side joins it at a place to the north-west of Nayakot in Nepal, and the lower tributary called the Rāpti joins it just above the district of Cāmpārān. Its main stream flows into the Ganges between Sonpur in the Sara district and Hajipur in the district of Muzaffarpur, while its lesser stream bifurcating at Basarh flows down into another river. For details, vide B. C. Law, Rivers of India, pp. 23-24.