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The Sarju rises at a place known as Sarmul (or Sarmool), which is located in the extreme north of the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand.The source of the river is situated at on the southern slope of a ridge of the Nanda Kot and is separated on the east from the source of Ramganga and on the west from the sources of Kuphini (the eastern branch of Pindar river) by spurs leading down from the ...
[7] [42] [k] The description of the Sarasvati as the river of heavens, is interpreted to suggest its mythical nature. [43] In 10.30.12, her origin as a river goddess may explain her invocation as a protective deity in a hymn to the celestial waters. In 10.135.5, as Indra drinks Soma, he is described as refreshed by Sarasvati. The invocations in ...
The Ghaghara River, also known as the Karnali River in Nepal, Mapcha Tsangpo in Tibet, and as the Sarayu River in the lower Ghaghara of India's Awadh, [1] [2] is a perennial trans-boundary river that originates in the northern slopes of the Himalayas in the Tibetan Plateau, cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India.
Therefore they had to settle on the bank of the river Sarayu. [1] According to another legend, the Brahmin brought from Kanyakubja were adults and experts in ritualistic performances. Among them, Brahmins of Garga, Gautam and Shandilya gotras were appointed as Udgata, Aghwarya and Brahma, respectively.
Yamuna, or Yami, is the personification of the Yamuna river. She is described to be daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Saranyu, the cloud goddess. She is the goddess of life, and the twin of Yama, the god of the underworld. Her other sibling is Tapati, another river goddess. In later texts, she is known as Kalindi.
Selemnus is changed into a river-god (detail), 1710 engraving by Jan Goeree, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. In Greek mythology, Selemnus (Ancient Greek: Σέλεμνος, romanized: Sélemnos) is a young shepherd boy turned river god from the Peloponnese in southern Greece.
Sarayu (Rigvedic river), a river mentioned in the Rigveda, variously identified with the Sarju and other rivers; Sarayu River (Ayodhya), the Ghaghara river as it is known around the Ayodhya region in Uttar Pradesh, India, also transcribed as Saryu and Sarju; Sarju railway station, railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India
[61] [62] Brahma felt shame and due to his act, the god loses his ascetic power and his sons are left to create the world. [63] The birth of Sarasvati from the mind of Brahma is also described in the Brahmanda Purana (chapter 43). Sarasvati is tasked to reside on tip of the tongue of all beings, a river on the earth and as a part of Brahma. [62]