History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.658

v5.c75.658

Narmadā, (Namados of Ptolemy) 703-707; Amarakaṇṭaka dispels all sins 706; Bhṛgutīrtha on N 10 miles to the east of Broach a bath in which leads to heaven and death at which to mokṣa 706; earliest inscriptional reference is of 484-85 A D 705; is said to be holy everywhere and to purify the sinner by its very sight 704; is said to be 100 yojanas in length and two yojanas in breadth 705; Jāmadagnya-tīrtha where N. joins the sea and where Janārdana secured perfection 706, Kalpataru quotes only about 70 verses from Matsyapurāṇa (and from no other work) on N 703, Maheśvara (i e Oṁkāra) is a famous tīrtha on N. whence Rudra burnt the cities of Bāṇāsura 706, mantra addressed to N frees one from danger of snakes 705, most sacred rivers after the Ganges are Narmadā and Godāvarī 703; most important place on N. is Māhiṣmatī 706-7, one who commits suicide by fire or water or fast at soma tīrtha on N or on Amarakantaka does not return to saṁsāra 705, Purāṇas, such as Matsya, Kūrma and Padma deal at length with the greatness of N. and say that there are crores of tīrthas on it 703; Revā is a synonym of N. but the Bhāgavata and Vāmana-purāṇa seem to hold that they are distinct 703-704; rises from Amarakantaka which is the abode of Śiva and is said to have started from Śiva's body 704-705; several rivers such as Kapilā, Eraṇḍī, Kāverī join N. 705; Śuklatīrtha, where Rājarṣi Cāṇakya attained perfection 706, Viṣṇudharmasūtra includes all places on banks of N as eminently fit for śrāddha 704