Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.369

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c6.369

*Kāṇva (Kaṇva)-āśrama*.—The hermitage of the sage Kāṇva who adopted Śakuntalā as his daughter was called Dharmāraṇya, situated on the bank of the river Mālinī, flowing through the districts of Saharanpur and Oudh. According to some it was situated on the river Chambal (*Mahābhārata*, Vanaparva, Ch. 82; *Agnip.*, Ch. 109) while in the opinion of others it existed on the bank of the river Narmadā (*Padmap.*, Ch. 94).

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Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit