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________________ 302 Reva Riksa Riksavat Setika Surparaka -(modern Sitapuḍā mountain) mentioned as one of the seven Kulaparvatas. (MBh. III. 58. 20). Rullapura -Modern Jhillatirtha, well-known in the Vadhiyär District.-(Skd. VII, i). S -River Sedhi-one of the currents of the river Sabarmati.-(Pdm. VI. 136-3). -A city in the Thana district, 37 miles north to Bombay and four miles in the north-west from Bassein.-(MBh. II. 28. 43; MBh. III. 118. 8, 14). -Parasurama had lived there (MBh. III. 83. 40; 86. 9), on the Caturangana mountain (MBh. XII. 49. 67). This Tirtha is placed in the north of Gokarna.-(Bhg, X. 79. 20). Surpara Surparaka Sarasvati Sabarmati CHRONOLOGY OF GUJARAT ed with Surăstra and other countries, as lying, in the south-west.-( Brih. 14.19). Jain Education International -The holy places on its bank are described in the Revakhanda'.-(Skd. V; Raghu. VI. 43: Megha. 19) or Santami, (Sakuntala. p. 42). -The river Narmadă, is described as a beloved embracing her lord, the Vindhya mountain, which was stemmed by the sage Agastya.-( Brih. 12. 7). -Modern Sätapuda mountain)-mentioned as one of the seven Kulaparvatas-(Bd. I. ii-16. 34; Mts. 114. 28; Vam., 46. 103). -The diamonds got from this country are spoken of as having dark colour. -Brih. 8o. 6). -Enumerated in the Geographical chapter', among the countries in the Daksinapatha (southern India).-( Kvm. Ch. 17, p. 93). The rivers Narmada and Täpf are also included in this region.-(Cf. Narmada-Tapi-payoşni-Godavari Gangadya Nadyah: (Ibid., p. 94). -A river meeting the ocean near Prabhasa in Surastra.-(MBh. IX. 35.22! 36.33): -The country where the Sarasvati river disappears, is presided over by Saturn.- Brih. 16.31). The Sarasvata countries (i. e. countries surrounding the river Sarasvati) are described as situated in the central region of India.-( Brih. 14.2). -The pair of names Vatraka' and 'Garta' refers to Bahugarta' and Bahugarta refers most likely to the Svabhramati, literally the river of holes Cakragarta refers to the region of Cakratirtha on the Gomati, near Dvārakā in Prabhasa-Kṣetra. The two in Cakragarta', (IV. 2.126). " valley of the Sabarmati, Skt. or pits (Svabhra hole, pit ). 4 For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006799
Book TitleChronology of Gujarat
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorM R Majumdar
PublisherMaharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Publication Year1960
Total Pages494
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size10 MB
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