[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) › c8.83 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.83 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.83 - **Language:** English ### [c8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.83) MAHĀGOṆA. A river (Nada) celebrated in the Purāṇas. It is also known as "Śoṇabhadra" and Mahāśoṇa. It is after crossing this river that Kṛṣṇa, Bhīma and Arjuna entered Magadha, the capital of Jarāsandha. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 20, Verse 27). - [Previous: c8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.82) - [Next: c8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.84) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.83) · Pramāṇa