Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.656

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c7.656

*Varadā.*—This river which retains its Puranic name, rises from the Western Ghats, north of Anantapur, and meets the Tuṅgabhadrā, east of Karajgi. The Varadā, also known as Vedavatī, is a southern tributary of the Kṛṣṇā. The Vāhyā of the *Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa* is the Varadā of the *Agnipurāṇa* (Law, *Rivers of India*, pp. 46, 50).

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Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit