Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.525

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.525

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DEVISTHĀNA. A holy place, dedicated to Śākambharī Devī. It is stated in Mahābhārata (Vana Parva, Chapter 84, Stanza 13) that one who stays in this holy place and eats greens (cira or kira) for three days will get the fruits of eating greens for twelve years.

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit