[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) › c9.315 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.315 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.315 - **Language:** English ### [c9.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.315) RATHASTHĀ. One of the seven tributaries of the Gaṅgā. According to the ancients, bathing in the river will wash off all sins. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 169, Verse 20). - [Previous: c9.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.314) - [Next: c9.316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.316) - [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.c9.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.315) · Pramāṇa