History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.31

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.31

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v5.c74.31

In Rg X. 146 a large forest¹²⁶¹ (Araṇyānī) is invoked as a deity. The Vāmanapurāṇa mentions¹²⁶² seven forests in Kurukṣetra as holy and as removers of sin, viz. Kāmyaka, Aditivana, Vyāsavana, Phalakīvana, Sūryavana, Madhuvana and Puṇyaśītavana.

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Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
Vāmanapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit