मन्दाकिनी

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

मन्दाकिनी, स्त्री, (मन्दाकानि स्रोतांसि सन्त्यस्याः इति । मन्दाक + णिनिः । यद्बा, “मन्दमकितुं शीलमस्याः । णिनिः । यद्वा, मन्दनाम्नः सरसः अकति गच्छतीति । नयनानन्दः ।” इत्यमर- टीकायां रघुनाथचक्रवर्त्ती ।) स्वर्गगङ्गा । तत्पर्य्यायः । वियद्गङ्गा २ स्वर्नदी ३ सुरदी- र्धिका ४ । इत्यमरः । १ । १ । ५२ ॥ स्वर्गङ्गा ५ देवभूतिः ६ स्वर्णपद्मा ७ सुरेश्वरी ८ । इति शब्दरत्नावली ॥ (यथा, नैषधचरिते । ६ । ८२ । “मन्दाकिनीनन्दनयोर्विहारे देवे भवद्देवरि माधवे वा ॥”) तस्या विवरणं यथा, -- “प्रधानधारा या स्वर्गे सा च मन्दाकिनी स्मृता । योजनायुतविस्तीर्णा प्रस्थेन योजना स्मृता ॥ क्षीरतुल्यजला शश्वदत्युत्युङ्गतरङ्गिणी । वैकुण्ठाद्ब्रह्मलोकञ्च ततः स्वर्गं समागता ॥” इति ब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे जाह्रवी- जन्मप्रस्तावे ३४ अध्यायः ॥ * ॥ संक्रान्ति- विशेषः । अस्य प्रमाणं मन्दाशब्दे द्रष्टव्यम् ॥ (चित्रकूटस्थनदीविशेषः । यथा, महाभारते । ३ । ८५ । ५८ । “ततो गिरिवरश्रेष्ठे चित्रकूटे विशाम्पते । मन्दाकिनीं समासाद्य सर्व्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् ॥” द्वारकास्थनदीविशेषः । यथा, महाभारते । हरिवंशपर्व्वणि । १५५ । २२ । “वैदूर्य्यपत्रैर्ज्जलजैस्तथा मन्दाकिनी नदी । भाति पुष्करिणी रम्या पूर्ब्बस्यां दिशि भारत ! ॥” छन्दोविशेषः । यथा, छन्दोमञ्जर्य्याम् । “न न र र-घटिता तु मन्दाकिनी ॥” उदाहरणादिकन्तु छन्दःशब्दे द्रष्टव्यम् ॥)

अमरकोशः

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

मन्दाकिनी स्त्री।

देवगङ्गा

समानार्थक:मन्दाकिनी,वियद्गङ्गा,स्वर्णदी,सुरदीर्घिका

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मन्दाकिनी वियद्गङ्गा स्वर्णदी सुरदीर्घिका। मेरुः सुमेरुर्हेमाद्री रत्नसानुः सुरालयः॥

सम्बन्धि1 : देवः

पदार्थ-विभागः : , द्रव्यम्, पृथ्वी, अचलनिर्जीवः, स्थानम्, अलौकिकस्थानम्

वाचस्पत्यम्

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

मन्दाकिनी¦ स्त्री मन्दमकति अक--णिनि।

१ स्वर्गगङ्गायां
“स्वर्गे मन्दाकिनी तथा” पुराणम्।

२ संक्रान्तिभेदे च।

शब्दसागरः

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

मन्दाकिनी¦ f. (-नी)
1. The Ganges of heaven.
2. A species of the Jagati
4. metre. E. मन्द slowly, अक् to go, aff. णिनि, fem. form.

Apte

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

मन्दाकिनी [mandākinī], [मन्दमकति अक्-णिनि]

The river Ganges; मन्दाकिनी भाति नगोपकण्ठे मुक्तावली कण्ठगतेव भूमेः R.13.48; Ku.1.29.

The river of heaven, celestial Ganges (मन्दाकिनी वियद्गङ्गा); मन्दाकिन्याः सलिलशिशिरैः सेव्यमाना मरुद्भिः Me.69.

Monier-Williams

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

मन्दाकिनी f. (fr. मन्द+ 2. अञ्च्)" going or streaming slowly " , N. of an arm of the Ganges (flowing down through the valley of केदार-नाथin the हिमा-लयs) and of other rivers MBh. Pur.

मन्दाकिनी f. ( esp. ) the heavenly Ganges MBh. Ka1v. etc.

मन्दाकिनी f. another river in heaven BhP.

मन्दाकिनी f. N. of a metre Chandom.

मन्दाकिनी f. (in astron. ) N. of a partic. conjunction.

Purana index

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

(I)--a R. in भारतवर्ष; गन्गा in Deva- loka; फलकम्:F1:  भा. V. १९. १८; X. ७०. ४४; वा. ४५. ९९.फलकम्:/F R. of the कैलास hill. Here Aila and उर्वशी lived for sometime. फलकम्:F2:  Br. II. १८. 3; III. ६६. 6; M. १२१. 4; वा. ४१. १४-17; ९१. 6.फलकम्:/F Other rivers in कैलास are अलकनन्दा and नन्दा. फलकम्:F3:  Ib. ४१. १८; ४७. 3.फलकम्:/F

(II)--a R. sacred to the पितृस्; फलकम्:F1:  M. २२. २३.फलकम्:/F rises from ऋष्यवान्; फलकम्:F2:  Ib. १०५. १०; ११४. २५.फलकम्:/F water for bathing a deity. फलकम्:F3:  Ib. २६७. २०.फलकम्:/F

Purana Encyclopedia

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

Mandākinī^1  : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; people use its water for drinking 6. 10. 33, 13; on the Citrakūṭa mountain in the Janasthāna 13. 26. 27; 3. 83. 55.


B. Description: Described as a river that frees one from sins (pāpapramocanī) 3. 83. 55; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are described as mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).


C. Holiness:

(1) By bathing there and by being engaged in worshipping gods and manes (tatrābhiṣekaḥ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevārcane rataḥ) one gets the fruit of an Aśvamedha and the highest state (after death) (gatiṁ ca paramāṁ vrajet) 3. 83. 56;

(2) One who fasts and bathes there obtains royal glory (vigāhya vai nirāhāro rājalakṣmīṁ nigacchati) 13. 26. 27.


D. Importance: Finds place in the DaivataṚṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 17, 2.


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Mandākinī^2  : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: In the north 13. 20. 2, 36; 5. 109. 3, 9; (13. 19. 14); on the mountain Himavant, near Kailāsa 13. 20. 2, 6-7, and near the mountain Mandara 5. 109. 9; near the residence of the old female ascetic (who was really the northern direction 13. 22. 4) 13. 20. 36 [See also


E. (1) below].


B. Relationship: It belongs to Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) 13. 105. 18; 13. 20. 7.


C. Description:

(1) Full of Mandāra flowers (mandārapuṣpaiḥ saṁkīrṇā) 13. 20. 36;

(2) It has great enjoyments (mahābhogā), and as such is fit to be entered by those who are devoted to enjoyments (bhogijanapraveśyā), and is liked by the Gandharvas, the Yakṣas and the Apsarases (gandharvayakṣair apsarobhiś ca juṣṭā) 13. 105. 18.


D. Holiness: Those who consider hospitality as a vow, who observe (other) vows, who give shelter to Brāhmaṇas, and who eat the remainder (of the food) after serving it to the dependents--such people adorn the Mandākinī (atithivratā suvratā ye janā vai pratiśrayaṁ dadati brāhmaṇebhyaḥ/śiṣṭāśinaḥ saṁvibhajyāśritāṁś ca mandākinīṁ te 'pi vibhūṣayanti) 13. 105. 19.


E. Past events:

(1) Aṣṭāvakra, in his journey to the north to meet the old female ascetic (13. 19. 24), came across the river Mandākinī 13. 20. 7; Aṣṭāvakra saw Mandākinī in a beautiful forest spot further to the north (13. 20. 28) of the residence of Kubera, and arrived at it when he crossed the Kailāsa, the Mandara, the Haima and the Kairātasthāna 13. 20. 28-29, 31, 36;

(2) The Brāhmaṇa Gautama offered to take the crocodile named Dhṛtarāṣṭra (who was really Indra) to the river Mandākinī in lieu of his elephant that was snatched by the crocodile 13. 105. 6, 18. [See Vasor dhārā^2 ]


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Mandākinī^3  : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: Flowing high up in the mid-region (tato mandākinīm…upariṣṭād… dadarśa) 12. 320. 16.


B. Description: Charming (ramyā); having forests of flowering trees (on its banks) (puṣpitadrumakānanā) 12. 320. 16.


C. Characteristic: Apsarases sport and bathe there (tasyāṁ krīḍanty abhiratāḥ snānti caivāpsarogaṇāḥ) 12. 320. 17, 28.


D. Past event: In his upward journey through the space Śuka saw Mandākinī when he went through the two peaks of the mountains Himavant and Meru which were torn asunder; the mountain could no longer check his gait 12. 320. 16, 8-11; when Vyāsa followed his son Śuka flying up (uttamāṁ gatim āsthāya) and reached the mountain peaks rent asunder by Śuka he sat down on the slope of the mountain thinking about his son (niṣasāda giriprasthe); he saw there Apsarases sporting on the bank of Mandākinī; they were all confused and lost their senses when they saw the sage (āsādya tam ṛṣiṁ sarvāḥ saṁbhrāntā gatacetasaḥ) 12. 320. 18, 27-28. [See Vasor dhārā^2 ]


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

Mandākinī^1  : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; people use its water for drinking 6. 10. 33, 13; on the Citrakūṭa mountain in the Janasthāna 13. 26. 27; 3. 83. 55.


B. Description: Described as a river that frees one from sins (pāpapramocanī) 3. 83. 55; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are described as mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).


C. Holiness:

(1) By bathing there and by being engaged in worshipping gods and manes (tatrābhiṣekaḥ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevārcane rataḥ) one gets the fruit of an Aśvamedha and the highest state (after death) (gatiṁ ca paramāṁ vrajet) 3. 83. 56;

(2) One who fasts and bathes there obtains royal glory (vigāhya vai nirāhāro rājalakṣmīṁ nigacchati) 13. 26. 27.


D. Importance: Finds place in the DaivataṚṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 17, 2.


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Mandākinī^2  : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: In the north 13. 20. 2, 36; 5. 109. 3, 9; (13. 19. 14); on the mountain Himavant, near Kailāsa 13. 20. 2, 6-7, and near the mountain Mandara 5. 109. 9; near the residence of the old female ascetic (who was really the northern direction 13. 22. 4) 13. 20. 36 [See also


E. (1) below].


B. Relationship: It belongs to Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) 13. 105. 18; 13. 20. 7.


C. Description:

(1) Full of Mandāra flowers (mandārapuṣpaiḥ saṁkīrṇā) 13. 20. 36;

(2) It has great enjoyments (mahābhogā), and as such is fit to be entered by those who are devoted to enjoyments (bhogijanapraveśyā), and is liked by the Gandharvas, the Yakṣas and the Apsarases (gandharvayakṣair apsarobhiś ca juṣṭā) 13. 105. 18.


D. Holiness: Those who consider hospitality as a vow, who observe (other) vows, who give shelter to Brāhmaṇas, and who eat the remainder (of the food) after serving it to the dependents--such people adorn the Mandākinī (atithivratā suvratā ye janā vai pratiśrayaṁ dadati brāhmaṇebhyaḥ/śiṣṭāśinaḥ saṁvibhajyāśritāṁś ca mandākinīṁ te 'pi vibhūṣayanti) 13. 105. 19.


E. Past events:

(1) Aṣṭāvakra, in his journey to the north to meet the old female ascetic (13. 19. 24), came across the river Mandākinī 13. 20. 7; Aṣṭāvakra saw Mandākinī in a beautiful forest spot further to the north (13. 20. 28) of the residence of Kubera, and arrived at it when he crossed the Kailāsa, the Mandara, the Haima and the Kairātasthāna 13. 20. 28-29, 31, 36;

(2) The Brāhmaṇa Gautama offered to take the crocodile named Dhṛtarāṣṭra (who was really Indra) to the river Mandākinī in lieu of his elephant that was snatched by the crocodile 13. 105. 6, 18. [See Vasor dhārā^2 ]


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Mandākinī^3  : f.: Name of a river.


A. Location: Flowing high up in the mid-region (tato mandākinīm…upariṣṭād… dadarśa) 12. 320. 16.


B. Description: Charming (ramyā); having forests of flowering trees (on its banks) (puṣpitadrumakānanā) 12. 320. 16.


C. Characteristic: Apsarases sport and bathe there (tasyāṁ krīḍanty abhiratāḥ snānti caivāpsarogaṇāḥ) 12. 320. 17, 28.


D. Past event: In his upward journey through the space Śuka saw Mandākinī when he went through the two peaks of the mountains Himavant and Meru which were torn asunder; the mountain could no longer check his gait 12. 320. 16, 8-11; when Vyāsa followed his son Śuka flying up (uttamāṁ gatim āsthāya) and reached the mountain peaks rent asunder by Śuka he sat down on the slope of the mountain thinking about his son (niṣasāda giriprasthe); he saw there Apsarases sporting on the bank of Mandākinī; they were all confused and lost their senses when they saw the sage (āsādya tam ṛṣiṁ sarvāḥ saṁbhrāntā gatacetasaḥ) 12. 320. 18, 27-28. [See Vasor dhārā^2 ]


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