वेण्णा
यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः
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 पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
वेण्णा वेण्या, वेण्वाSee. कृष्ण-व्.
Purana Encyclopedia
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Veṇṇā : f.: Name of a river.
A. Location: In the south (dakṣiṇasyām) 3. 86. 1; listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; people used its water for drinking 6. 10. 26, 13.
B. Description: Having holy water (puṇyatoyā); bringing what is auspicious to the visitor (śubhāvahā) 3. 186. 95; removing fear of sin (pāpabhayāpahā) 3. 86. 3; thronged by deer and birds (mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā) and adorned by the hermitages of ascetics (tāpasālayabhūṣitā) 3. 86. 3; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are said to be mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).
C. Holiness:
(1) By satisfying manes and gods at Veṇṇā one rides in a Vimāna that is drawn by peacocks and swans (tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ/mayūrahaṁsasaṁyuktaṁ vimānaṁ labhate naraḥ) 3. 83. 29;
(2) By bathing at the confluence of Veṇṇā (veṇṇāyāḥ saṁgame snātvā) one gets the fruit of a Vājapeya 3. 83. 31.
D. Past event: One of the rivers seen by Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 95.
E. Importance:
(1) Listed by Mārkaṇḍeya among the rivers which are declared to be mothers of fire-hearths (i. e. on the banks of which sacrifices were performed) 3. 212. 2324 (for citation and Nī. see Kapilā );
(2) finds mention in the Daivata-Ṛṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 17, 2.
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Veṇṇā : f.: Name of a river.
A. Location: In the south (dakṣiṇasyām) 3. 86. 1; listed by Saṁjaya among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; people used its water for drinking 6. 10. 26, 13.
B. Description: Having holy water (puṇyatoyā); bringing what is auspicious to the visitor (śubhāvahā) 3. 186. 95; removing fear of sin (pāpabhayāpahā) 3. 86. 3; thronged by deer and birds (mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā) and adorned by the hermitages of ascetics (tāpasālayabhūṣitā) 3. 86. 3; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are said to be mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).
C. Holiness:
(1) By satisfying manes and gods at Veṇṇā one rides in a Vimāna that is drawn by peacocks and swans (tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ/mayūrahaṁsasaṁyuktaṁ vimānaṁ labhate naraḥ) 3. 83. 29;
(2) By bathing at the confluence of Veṇṇā (veṇṇāyāḥ saṁgame snātvā) one gets the fruit of a Vājapeya 3. 83. 31.
D. Past event: One of the rivers seen by Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 95.
E. Importance:
(1) Listed by Mārkaṇḍeya among the rivers which are declared to be mothers of fire-hearths (i. e. on the banks of which sacrifices were performed) 3. 212. 2324 (for citation and Nī. see Kapilā );
(2) finds mention in the Daivata-Ṛṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 17, 2.
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*5th word in left half of page p448_mci (+offset) in original book.