A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1125
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1125
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c5.1125
MANDĀKINĪ. The heavenly Ganges. The Ganges. An arm of the Ganges which flows through Kedāra-nātha. A river near the mountain Chitra-kūṭa (q.v.) in Bundelkhand. It was near the abode of Rāma and Sītā, and is mentioned both in the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahā-bhārata. It would seem to be the modern Pisuni.
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- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit