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CHAPTER  XXV.

ON  THE RIVERS OF INDIA,  THEIR SOURCES  AND  COURSES.

The  Vdyu-Purdna enumerates the rivers rising in the Page 128.
well-known great mountains which we have mentioned fromV%M-
as the knots of Mount Meru (vide p. 247).    To facili-   "'*""•
tate the study we exhibit them in the following table :—
 

The Great Knots.
 

Mahendra
Malaya   .

Sahya

Sukti

Riksha   .

Vindhya

Pariy8,tra
VOL. I,
 

Names of the Rivers which rise in them in
Nagarasam vritta.
 

Tris^gA,, Rishikuly^, IkshuM, TripavS. (?),
Ayana (?), Langftlini, Variisavara.

Kritamala, Tamravarna, Pushpajati, Utpala-
vati (!).

Godavari, Bhimarathi, Krishna, Vainyfi,, Sa-
vaiijuia, Tufigabhadra, Suprayoga, Pftjaya (?),
KS,veri.
 

Rishika,   BfllCika   (!),   Kumari,
Kirpa (!), PaKisini.
 

Mandavahini,
 

Sona, Mah^nada, Narmada, Surasa, Kirva (?),
Mand&kini, Dasarn^, Citraklit&, TamasS,
Pipyala, Sroni, Karamoda (?), PisS,bika (?),
Oitrapala, Mah9,veg&, Banjul^, Bfi,luvahini,
Suktimati, Shakrunfi, (?), Tridiva.

Tapi, Payoshnl, Nirbindhya, Sirva (?), Nish¬
adha, V6nva, Vaitarani, Sini, Hahu (!)
Kumudvati, TobS., Mahagauii, Durgil,,
Antasilfl..

Vedasmriti, Vedavati, Vritraghni (?) Parnixsa,
Nandana, Saddftna (?), Ramadi (?), Par4,
Carmanvati, LUpa (?), Vidisa.
 

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