Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.638

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c6.638

Sarda (Sardi).—This holy site is on the right bank of the Kissengaṅgā near its junction with the Madhumatī near Kāmraj in Kāśmīra. The sage Śāṇḍilya performed austerities here. When Lalitāditya, king of Kāśmīra, treacherously killed a king of Gauḍa, the Bengalees entered Kāśmīra on the pretext of visiting this temple and destroyed the image of Viṣṇu mistaking it for that of Parihāsakeśava. Even the celebrated sage Śaṅkarācārya was not allowed to enter this temple till he answered the questions put to him.

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