History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.135

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.135

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v5.c74.135

In the Varāhapurāṇa (chap. 82) the name 'Gaṅgā' is derived as 'gām gatā' (that has gone to the earth). The Padma-purāṇa (Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 60. 64-65) specifies the *mūlamantra* about the Ganges as follows. 'Om namo Gaṅgāyai, viśvarūpiṇyai nārāyaṇyai namo namaḥ'.

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Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Varāhapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit