Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.262
Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.262
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c6.262
Haridvāra.—It is a holy place of the Vaiṣṇavas in Northern India. According to the *Mahābhārata* it is called Gaṅgādvāra, and according to Vaiṣṇava literature it is known as Māyāpurī. On the bank of the Ganges Vidura listened to the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavata* read out by the sage Maitreya. Here the Ganges descends from the Himalayas. It is in the Saharanpur district.
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- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit