[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2303 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2303 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2303 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2303](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2303) PLAKṢAJĀTĀ. A tributary of river Gaṅgā. It is believed that this river is an incarnation of Sarasvatī and that the sins of those who drink the water of this river will vanish. (Chapter 169, Ādi Parva). - [Previous: c8.2302](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2302) - [Next: c8.2304](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2304) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2303](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2303) · Pramāṇa