[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) › c9.1683 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1683 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1683 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1683](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1683) SAUGANDHIKAVANA. A holy place. It is assumed, that the gods such as Brahmā and others, hermits, Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Big Nāgas, and so on dwell in this place. All the sins of a man are washed away, the moment he visits this holy place. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 34, Stanza 4). - [Previous: c9.1682](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1682) - [Next: c9.1684](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1684) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1683](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1683) · Pramāṇa