History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.142

v5.c74.t2.142

In some passages a mystic flavour is imparted to Vārānasī and the rivers. For example, the Kāśīkhaṇḍa says that Asi is the Iḍā nāḍī, Varaṇā is the Pingalā nāḍī, Avimukta is suṣumnā and Vārānasī is all the three.¹⁴⁴⁴ The Liṅgapurāṇa, however, puts the matter somewhat differently. It holds that Asi (the dried-up river), Varaṇā and Matsyodarī (i. e. Ganges) are respectively the Piṅgalā, Iḍā and Suṣumnā.