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

सरयूः स्त्री, (सरतीति । सृ गतौ + “सर्त्ते- रयुः ।” उणा० ३ । २२ । इति अयुः । “सर्त्तेरयूः ।” इति केचित् ।) नदीविशेषः । इत्युणादिकोषः । अस्या जलगुणाः । “सरयूसलिलं स्वादु बलपुष्टिप्रदायकम् ।” इति राजनिर्घण्टः ॥ तस्या उत्पत्तिर्यथा, -- “एवं विवाह्य विधिवत् सौवर्णे मानसाचले । अरुन्धतीं वशिष्ठस्तु मोदमाप तया सह ॥ तत्र यत् पतितं तोयं मानसाचलकन्दरे । तत्तोयं सप्तधा भूत्वा मानसाचलकन्दरात् ॥ हेमाद्रेः कन्दरे सानौ सरस्याञ्च पृथक् पृथक् । यत्तोयं सङ्गतं कुर्य्याद्धंसा वडवसन्निधौ । तेनाभूत् सरयूर्नाम्ना नदी पुण्यतमा शुभा ॥” इति कालिकापुराणे २३ अध्यायः ॥

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

सरयू f. later N. of the river सरयु(above ) MBh. Ka1v. etc.

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

--(महानदी) R. in भारतवर्ष; its source was visited by बलराम who then travelled to प्रयागा along its bank. The river of अयोध्या; Asamanjasa used to throw into it the children who were his playmates. फलकम्:F1: भा. V. १९. १८; IX. 8. १७; X. ७९. 9-१०; Br. III. १२. Ib. १५; III. ५१. ६५; ५५. ११; वा. १०८. ७९;फलकम्:/F R. from the हिमालयस्; फलकम्:F2: Br. II. १६. २५.फलकम्:/F sacred तीर्थ; फलकम्:F3: M. २२. १९.फलकम्:/F one of the १६ rivers married by हव्यवाहन; फलकम्:F4: Ib. ५१. १४; वा. २९. १४.फलकम्:/F in the Vaidyuta hill and has its source in the मानस lake; फलकम्:F5: Br. II. १८. १५ and ७०; M. ११४. २१; १२१. १७.फलकम्:/F a राक्षस named ब्रह्मपाद lived in [page३-553+ ४७] the forest here called वैभ्राज्यम्; फलकम्:F6: वा. ४५. ९५; ४७. १५.फलकम्:/F in the chariot of Tripu- रारि. फलकम्:F7: M. १३३. M; १६३. ६०.फलकम्:/F

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

Sarayū  : f.: Name of a river; also called Śarayū (3. 212. 21).


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya twice among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; people used its water for drinking 6. 10. 18, 13; in the east; Bhīma, Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa crossed it to enter the eastern Kosala country (saṁtīrya sarayūṁ ramyāṁ dṛṣṭvā pūrvāṁś ca kosalān) 2. 18. 28.


B. Origin (name explained): Vasiṣṭha brought the river Gaṅgā, flowing towards Kailāsa, to the lake which had received a boon from Brahman (brahmadattavaraṁ saraḥ 13. 140. 18); Gaṅgā broke that lake (saras) and then became the river Sarayū (kailāsaṁ prasthitāṁ cāpi nadīṁ gaṅgāṁ mahātapāḥ/ānayat tat saro divyaṁ tayā bhinnaṁ ca tat saraḥ//saro bhinnaṁ tayā nadyā sarayūḥ sā tato'bhavat) 13. 140. 23-24.


C. Description: Pleasing (ramyā) 2. 18. 28; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are said to be mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).


D. Holiness and its limitation:

(1) All the rivers listed by Mārkaṇḍeya-Śarayū one of them--are declared to be mothers of the sacrificial hearths, i. e. on the banks of which sacrifices were performed 3. 212. 21 (etā nadyas tu dhiṣṇyānāṁ mātaro yāḥ prakīrtitāḥ 3. 212. 24; for Nī. see Kapilā );

(2) The excellent tīrtha called Gopratāra is on the river Sarayū (sarayvās tīrtham uttamam) 3. 82. 63; limitation: Gifting cows in very large numbers on the bank of Sarayū is highly meritorious, but not enough to take the donor to Brahmaloka 13. 106. 37.


E. Importance: Finds mention in the Daivata-ṚṣiVaṁśa 13. 151. 16, 2.


F. Epic event: Bhīma, Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa crossed the river Sarayū on their way to the Magadha country 2. 18. 28.


G. Past event:

(1) Vīra, one of the fires, begot Siddhi on the river Sarayū (vīraḥ sarayvāṁ janayat siddhim) 3. 209. 9-11 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 219. 11: śarayvāṁ bhāryāyāṁ siddhiṁ nāma putraṁ janayat) (2) Asamañjas, the son of Sagara, used to drown the children of citizens in the river Sarayū; he was therefore rebuked by his father and was banished by him 12. 57. 9.


H. Simile: The armies of the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas clashed with each other with the speed of flooded Gaṅgā and Sarayū in the rainy season (gaṅgāsarayvor vegena prāvṛṣīvolbaṇodake) 7. 16. 49.


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

Sarayū  : f.: Name of a river; also called Śarayū (3. 212. 21).


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya twice among the rivers of the Bhāratavarṣa; people used its water for drinking 6. 10. 18, 13; in the east; Bhīma, Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa crossed it to enter the eastern Kosala country (saṁtīrya sarayūṁ ramyāṁ dṛṣṭvā pūrvāṁś ca kosalān) 2. 18. 28.


B. Origin (name explained): Vasiṣṭha brought the river Gaṅgā, flowing towards Kailāsa, to the lake which had received a boon from Brahman (brahmadattavaraṁ saraḥ 13. 140. 18); Gaṅgā broke that lake (saras) and then became the river Sarayū (kailāsaṁ prasthitāṁ cāpi nadīṁ gaṅgāṁ mahātapāḥ/ānayat tat saro divyaṁ tayā bhinnaṁ ca tat saraḥ//saro bhinnaṁ tayā nadyā sarayūḥ sā tato'bhavat) 13. 140. 23-24.


C. Description: Pleasing (ramyā) 2. 18. 28; all the rivers listed by Saṁjaya are said to be mothers of the universe and very strong 6. 10. 35 (for citation see Atikṛṣṇā ).


D. Holiness and its limitation:

(1) All the rivers listed by Mārkaṇḍeya-Śarayū one of them--are declared to be mothers of the sacrificial hearths, i. e. on the banks of which sacrifices were performed 3. 212. 21 (etā nadyas tu dhiṣṇyānāṁ mātaro yāḥ prakīrtitāḥ 3. 212. 24; for Nī. see Kapilā );

(2) The excellent tīrtha called Gopratāra is on the river Sarayū (sarayvās tīrtham uttamam) 3. 82. 63; limitation: Gifting cows in very large numbers on the bank of Sarayū is highly meritorious, but not enough to take the donor to Brahmaloka 13. 106. 37.


E. Importance: Finds mention in the Daivata-ṚṣiVaṁśa 13. 151. 16, 2.


F. Epic event: Bhīma, Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa crossed the river Sarayū on their way to the Magadha country 2. 18. 28.


G. Past event:

(1) Vīra, one of the fires, begot Siddhi on the river Sarayū (vīraḥ sarayvāṁ janayat siddhim) 3. 209. 9-11 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 219. 11: śarayvāṁ bhāryāyāṁ siddhiṁ nāma putraṁ janayat) (2) Asamañjas, the son of Sagara, used to drown the children of citizens in the river Sarayū; he was therefore rebuked by his father and was banished by him 12. 57. 9.


H. Simile: The armies of the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas clashed with each other with the speed of flooded Gaṅgā and Sarayū in the rainy season (gaṅgāsarayvor vegena prāvṛṣīvolbaṇodake) 7. 16. 49.


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*3rd word in left half of page p466_mci (+offset) in original book.