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नर्मदा

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पदार्थ-विभागः : नाम

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

नर्मदा/ नर्म--दा f. See. नर्मदा.

नर्मदा/ नर्म-दा f. of -द(above ) , " pleasure-giver " , N. of a river (the modern Nerbudda) MBh. etc. (she is personified as the wife of पुरु-कुत्sa and mother of त्रस-दस्यु, or as a sister of the उर-गs i.e. serpents , or as a daughter of the सोम-पs)

नर्मदा/ नर्म-दा f. of a गन्धर्वीR.

नर्मदा/ नर्म-दा f. a kind of plant L.

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

(I)--a महानदि of the भारतवर्ष; a R. from the ऋक्ष or ऋष्यवत् hills: (Vindhyan ranges) on its northern bank was भृगुकच्छ: a sacred river that sur- vived the अन्तरक्षय, sacred to पितृस् and for श्राद्ध; in the neighbourhood of the Haihaya kingdom. फलकम्:F1:  भा. V. १९. १८; VIII. १८. २१; Br. II. १२. १४; १६. २९; III. १०. ९७; M. 2. १३-15; २२. २५; ११४. २३; वा. ४५. ९९; ७७. ३२; ९४. २८; १०८. ८२; V. II. 3. ११.फलकम्:/F The scene of battle between वृत्र and Indra; here Rukmi challenged कृष्ण when the latter was crossing the stream with रुक्मिणी; its current was stopped by कार्त- वीर्य. फलकम्:F2:  भा. VI. १०. १६; X. ५४. २३[1]; Br. III. १३. 8, ३२; २६. १० and ३८; ३८. 3 and 7; ४१. १५; ४५. 2; ६९. २८; M. ४३. ३१; ४४. ३१; ४४. ३१; १६३. ६३; Vi. IV. ११. १९.फलकम्:/F The महात्म्य of; just like मार्कण्डेय this river does not get lost in the time of the deluge; in Kalinga, near the अमरकण्टक hill; has a number of तीर्थस् like जलेश्वर, रुद्रकोटि, अम्रकण्टक, Kapila and विशल्य Karan2i. The devotee bathing in any तीर्थ on the नर्मदा gets the benefit of performing an अश्वमेध sacrifice. फलकम्:F3:  M. ch. १८६.फलकम्:/F The Lord enshrined here is महेश्वर who devised plans to vanquish बाणासुर of Tripura with the help of नारद. The Lord was much concerned about virtuous ladies in Tripura and नारद undertook to delude them by proclaiming ordinances to ladies to give gifts to poor and deserving Brahmanas. फलकम्:F4:  Ib. ch. १८७.फलकम्:/F शिव got ready for war here and attacked Tripura with incendiary materials. Out of the three cities comprising Tripura, (s.v.) two fell down reduced to ashes. The first city became converted into the श्रि S4aila hill, and the second अमरकण्टक hill, both adorned by the Siddhas, Gandharvas and so on. The Lord enshrined at the latter is ज्वालेश्वर. The third city was left unconsumed. फलकम्:F5:  Ib. ch. १८८.फलकम्:/F [page२-211+ ३८] It is said that at the confluence of the नर्मदा with कावेरी, Kubera practised tapas in honour of शिव and be- came the Lord of the यक्षस्. A bath here is equal to that at the confluence of the गन्गा and the यमुना. फलकम्:F6:  Ib. ch. १८९.फलकम्:/F To the north of the नर्मदा are a number of तीर्थम्स् like मन्त्रेश्वर, गर्जना, अम्रातक, करन्या, कुण्डेश्- vara and others. A bath in each of them rids one of all sins. Then follows other तीर्थस्, all equally sacred, includ- ing रावणेश्वर, the shrines of Kubera, अहल्यातीर्थ, and the shrine of जनार्दन. Here Agni, धर्मराज and वायु practised asceticism and attained emancipation. A visit to शुक्लतीर्थम् sacred to राजऋषि Ca1n2akya washes off all the sins of a life time. Any gift given here bears rich fruits. फलकम्:F7:  Ib. chh. १९०-192.फलकम्:/F Among the other sacred places can be mentioned the भृगुतीर्थम्, Kankhala, where गरुड once was in austereties, कन्यातीर्थ, पितामहतीर्थ, and स्वर्गद्वार- तीर्थम्; He who reads or listens to the glory of the नमदा has his wishes fulfilled whatever be his caste. फलकम्:F8:  Ib. chh. १९३-194.फलकम्:/F On its banks Purukutsa heard the विष्णु पुराण from the sages. फलकम्:F9:  Vi. I. 2. 9; IV. 3. 7-१६.फलकम्:/F Penance here by Asuras, who became converted into Arhats. फलकम्:F१०:  Ib. III. १८. 1 and १३.फलकम्:/F मरुभूमीविषय on the N. ruled by शूद्रस् and other castes. फलकम्:F११:  Ib. IV. २४. ६८.फलकम्:/F

(II)--the मानसकन्या of शुकाला Pitr2s; given in marriage to Purukutsa by her brother Uraga; and mother of Trasadasyu; she took him to रसातल where he killed some bad Gandharvas to the satisfaction of the नागस्: फलकम्:F1:  भा. IX. 7. 2-3; Br. III. १०. ९७; वा. ७३. ४८; ८८. ७४.फलकम्:/F Heard the विष्णु पुराण from him and narrated it to धृतराष्ट्र the नाग and आपूरण. फलकम्:F2:  Vi. VI. 8. ४५.फलकम्:/F [page२-212+ २७]

(III)--the wife of युवनाश्व, son of Amba- रीष. Br. III. ६३. ७३.

(IV)--a mind-born daughter of Somapa पितृस्: one of the १६ wives of हव्यवाहन: turned into a river of दक्षिणापथ. M. १५. २५, २८; ५१. १३; वा. ७७. ३२.

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Narmadā : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; its water used by people for drinking 6. 10. 13; in the south, to the south of the river Carmaṇvatī 2. 28. 1, 7-8; in the west, it flows westwards through the Avanti country 3. 87. 1, 2.


B. Description: Holy (puṇyā) 3. 87. 2; 13. 2. 18; auspicious (śivā) 13. 2. 18; river of the gods (devanadī) 13. 2. 18; excellent among the rivers (saritāṁ varā) 15. 26. 13; great river (mahānadī) 3. 121. 15; 12. 52. 32; famous in the three worlds (trailokyaviśrutā) 3. 80. 71; its water is cool (śītajalā) 13. 2. 18; flowing westwards (pratyaksrotā) 3. 87. 2; it has on its banks Priyaṅgu and mango trees (priyaṅgvāmravanopetā) and has garlands of abundant canes (vānīravanamālinī) 3. 87. 2.


C. Epic events:

(1) Sahadeva in his expedition to the south (2. 28. 1) reached the Narmadā where he defeated the two Avanti princes Vinda and Anuvinda 2. 28. 9;

(2) From the river Payoṣṇī, Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers went to the mountain Vaiḍūrya and the river Narmadā 3. 121. 15.


D. Past and Mythological events:

(1) The river Narmadā fell in love with Duryodhana, son of Durjaya (13. 2. 12) and gave birth to a daughter Sudarśanā 13. 2. 18-19;

(2) The river Narmadā became the wife of king Purukutsa 15. 26. 13;

(3) Narmadā was one of the rivers seen by the sage Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 94.


E. Importance:

(1) In the region of the river Narmadā and the mountain Vaiḍūrya (3. 121. 15, 18) there is the lake of Cyavana 3. 122. 1, 5; 3. 125. 11 (see *Cyavanasya saras );

(2) The river Narmadā is one of the rivers which are described as mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 13, 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā );

(3) Listed by Mārkaṇḍeya among the rivers known as mothers of the fire-hearths (i. e. on the banks of which sacrifices were performed; (for citation and Nī. see Kapilā ) 3. 212. 23-24;

(4) Narmadā is one of the rivers which in bodily form (dehavantaḥ) wait upon Varuṇa in his Sabhā 2. 9. 18, 21;

(5) The meeting point between the river Narmadā and the mountain Vaiḍūrya is looked upon as the joint between the Tretā and the Dvāpara Yugas 3. 121. 18-19;

(6) Finds mention in the Daivata-Ṛṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 15, 2.


F. Holiness:

(1) By giving offerings to manes and gods on the river Narmadā one gets the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice 3. 80. 71;

(2) By bathing (upaspṛśya) at the source of the Narmadā (narmadāyāś ca prabhave) one gets the fruit of performing a horse sacrifice 3. 83. 9;

(3) One who bathes (avatīrya) in the Narmadā obtains the worlds of gods and (meritorious) kings (devānām eti kaunteya tathā rājñāṁ salokatām) 3. 121. 18;

(4) By bathing (upaspṛśya) in the Narmadā and by fasting there for a fortnight one becomes a prince (in the next birth ?) (ekapakṣaṁ nirāhāro rājaputro vidhīyate) 13. 26. 47;


G. Simile: The army of the Pāṇḍavas moving in two parts compared with the river Narmadā flowing in two streams (see Ṛkṣavant ) 12. 52. 32.


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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Narmadā : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; its water used by people for drinking 6. 10. 13; in the south, to the south of the river Carmaṇvatī 2. 28. 1, 7-8; in the west, it flows westwards through the Avanti country 3. 87. 1, 2.


B. Description: Holy (puṇyā) 3. 87. 2; 13. 2. 18; auspicious (śivā) 13. 2. 18; river of the gods (devanadī) 13. 2. 18; excellent among the rivers (saritāṁ varā) 15. 26. 13; great river (mahānadī) 3. 121. 15; 12. 52. 32; famous in the three worlds (trailokyaviśrutā) 3. 80. 71; its water is cool (śītajalā) 13. 2. 18; flowing westwards (pratyaksrotā) 3. 87. 2; it has on its banks Priyaṅgu and mango trees (priyaṅgvāmravanopetā) and has garlands of abundant canes (vānīravanamālinī) 3. 87. 2.


C. Epic events:

(1) Sahadeva in his expedition to the south (2. 28. 1) reached the Narmadā where he defeated the two Avanti princes Vinda and Anuvinda 2. 28. 9;

(2) From the river Payoṣṇī, Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers went to the mountain Vaiḍūrya and the river Narmadā 3. 121. 15.


D. Past and Mythological events:

(1) The river Narmadā fell in love with Duryodhana, son of Durjaya (13. 2. 12) and gave birth to a daughter Sudarśanā 13. 2. 18-19;

(2) The river Narmadā became the wife of king Purukutsa 15. 26. 13;

(3) Narmadā was one of the rivers seen by the sage Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 94.


E. Importance:

(1) In the region of the river Narmadā and the mountain Vaiḍūrya (3. 121. 15, 18) there is the lake of Cyavana 3. 122. 1, 5; 3. 125. 11 (see *Cyavanasya saras );

(2) The river Narmadā is one of the rivers which are described as mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 13, 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā );

(3) Listed by Mārkaṇḍeya among the rivers known as mothers of the fire-hearths (i. e. on the banks of which sacrifices were performed; (for citation and Nī. see Kapilā ) 3. 212. 23-24;

(4) Narmadā is one of the rivers which in bodily form (dehavantaḥ) wait upon Varuṇa in his Sabhā 2. 9. 18, 21;

(5) The meeting point between the river Narmadā and the mountain Vaiḍūrya is looked upon as the joint between the Tretā and the Dvāpara Yugas 3. 121. 18-19;

(6) Finds mention in the Daivata-Ṛṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 15, 2.


F. Holiness:

(1) By giving offerings to manes and gods on the river Narmadā one gets the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice 3. 80. 71;

(2) By bathing (upaspṛśya) at the source of the Narmadā (narmadāyāś ca prabhave) one gets the fruit of performing a horse sacrifice 3. 83. 9;

(3) One who bathes (avatīrya) in the Narmadā obtains the worlds of gods and (meritorious) kings (devānām eti kaunteya tathā rājñāṁ salokatām) 3. 121. 18;

(4) By bathing (upaspṛśya) in the Narmadā and by fasting there for a fortnight one becomes a prince (in the next birth ?) (ekapakṣaṁ nirāhāro rājaputro vidhīyate) 13. 26. 47;


G. Simile: The army of the Pāṇḍavas moving in two parts compared with the river Narmadā flowing in two streams (see Ṛkṣavant ) 12. 52. 32.


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