History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.372

v5.c75.372

Godāvarī (or Gautamī) 707-711, see 'Daṇḍakāraṇya', bath in G when Jupiter enters Leo highly regarded even up to the present day 711, Brahmapurāṇa, chapters 70-175 laud Godāvarī and about 100 subtīrthas at great length 707-708, Ganges is called Gautamī in the south and Bhāgīrathī in the north 707, Gautama brought Ganges from Śiva's matted hair to Brahmagiri where he had his hermitage 708, G. is said to be 200 yojanas long and to have 35 millions of tīrthas on it 707-708, G. is pre-eminently a place for performing śrāddha 708, holiest spot in Nāsik is Rāmakeuṇḍa 710, Govardhana (6 miles to west of Nāsik), history of 710, Nāsik on G, history of, from 200 B C 709, Pañcavaṭī on G. 709-710, referred to generally as Gautamī in the Brahmapurāṇa 707, story of Bāvarī who resided on the Godāvarī and sent several disciples to Buddha, acc to Suttanipāta 707, Tryambakeśvara is the hill on which Gautama had his hermitage 708, two epics and purānas contain numerous references to it 707, Vanaparva speaks of it as a holy river in the south 707, verse occurring in several purānas says that G is on the Sahya mountain and the country through which G. flows is the most charming in the world 708