Essay name: Purana Bulletin
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Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies
The "Purana Bulletin" is an academic journal published in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. They represent Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit and cover a wide range of subjects.
Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)
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啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぎ啷� - [pur膩峁嘺m - ] 笔鲍搁膧狈础
[Vol. XII, No. 1
K膩ver墨 rising from the Western Ghats, and flows south east through
Mysore and falls into the bay of Bengal in the district of Tanjore.5
56 (25) K峁涐梗峁嚹� (V膩m. 13.30; cr. edn. same). According to the
V膩mana Pur膩峁嘺, it is a holy river rising in the Sahya mountain.
It is the river which is the same as K峁涐梗峁嘺ve峁嚹� in the Pur膩峁嘺s.57 It
has its source in the Western Ghats, flowing east through Deccan
Plateau and breaking through the Eastern Ghats it falls into the
Bay of Bengal. Its course lies through Mah膩r膩峁ａ弓ra, Hyderabad
and Madras states. The Brahma Pur膩峁嘺 states that it is a T墨rtha
where K峁涐梗峁嚹�, Tungabhadra and Bhimarathi go in.58
(26) Kumudvat墨 (Vam. 13.29; cr. edn. 13.28). According to
the Vamana Pur膩峁嘺, it is the river rising from the Vindhya
mountain. The Vayu supports it but in it elsewhere it is described
as the river of the Manonuga Var艣a of the Krau帽ca Dvipa.59
(27) L眉pi (V膩m. 13.24; cr. edn. same). According to the
V膩mana Pur膩峁嘺, it is the river coming out of the P膩riy膩tra. It
may be modern Lu峁噄 rising from the Aravalli Hills and fed by
six tributaries.
(28) Madhunandin墨. (V膩m. 81.16-31; cr. edn. 55.16-31).
According to the Vamana Pur膩峁嘺 this is a river rising from the
Himalayas. It is also a region and this river flows there. As the
Pur膩峁嘺 states Lord Vis峁噓 and Lord Siva reside there in the form
of Harihara, after killing the demon Jalodbhava.
(29) Mah膩 (V膩m. 13.25; cr. edn. same). According to the
Vamana Pur膩峁嘺, this is the river flowing from the Rk峁 mountain.
Prahlada, while on T墨rthay膩tr膩 took bath in this river. The Bhagvata
and the Brahma Pur膩峁嘺s describe it as the river of P膩riy膩tra in the
Dravida country.60 It is identified as the modern Mah膩 of Orrissa
It rises from the hills at the south east corner of Berar. 61 It flows
past Sihoa and passes through Bastar in the Madhya Pradesh. It
reaches the Southern boarder of the district of Bilaspur.
56. For details See Law, B. C., Rivers of India, p. 51.
57. The Bh膩gavata Purana V. 19.18; The M盲rkandeya Purana, 57.26-
27; The Brahma Purana 27-35. and the river Krisnaveni in 19.12.
53. The Brahma Purana 77.5.
59. The Vayu Purana 49. 61-71.
60. The Bhagavata Purana V. 8.1; 19.18; IX. 5.40; The Brahma P., II.
16.28.
61, Law, B.C., Ibid. P. 44,
