Indian Antiquary Vol 52

SR No.: 032544
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1985
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 24 MB

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Pahnava-Same as Pahlava (Brahmanda P., ch. 51, v. 46). Pal hån-Same as Pratishthana. Pakshi-Tirtha-Tirukkalukkunram (or "Hill of the Sacred Kites "), a large village in the
Chin gleput district in the Province of Madras, midway between Chingleput and Madras. It is a celebrated place of pilgrimage (Ep. Ind., Vol. III, p. 270 ; Chaitanyacharitamrita, Pt. II, ch. 9). According to the Archavatara, it is seven miles south-east of Chingleput. The sacred spot is situated on a hill which is called Bedagiri, near the temple of Hara (named Vaid yaraja or properly Vodagirîsvara) and Parvati. By the side of a well, the pilgrims agsem ble to see a pair of white birds of the falcon kind with their wings black at the end, which are said to come there every day at noon. The chief priest who awaits their arrival with offering of food, feeds them with his own hand. The assembled pil. grims prostrate themselves and devoutly pray when these birds appear, as they are considered to be Siva and his consort. They fly away after they have taken food and drunk
water (Ind. Ant., Vol. X (1881), p. 198). Palapatma-It has been identified with Pál near Mahad (Bhandarkar's Early Hist. of the
Dekkan, sec. VIII), but Mr. Schoff identifies it with Dabhol, a port in south Konkan
(Periplus, p. 201). Palegimundu (of the Greeks)-Same as Parasamudra. Palæsimundus is supposed to
have been the capital of Ceylon and is described as a seaport situated on the south on a river of the same name. It has been identified with Galle, but according to Lassen, it is
Anarajapur (JRAS., 1861, p. 353). Palakkada-Pulicat in the province of Madras. Palakkada in Sanskrit means Dasana
pura or Toothtown (Dr. Burnell's S. I. Palæo, p. 36 note : Ind. Ant., Vol. V. p. 154). Palakka-des-The district of Nellore in the Madras Presidency. It was conquered by
Samudra Gupta. According to Joppen (Historical Atlas of India, p. 6), Palakka or Palakha
is Palghatcherry. Palasint-1. A river which flows near the Girnar hill in Kathiawar. See Girinagara.
It is mentioned in the Mbh. (Bhishma P., ch. 9) and also in the Rudra-Daman inscription of Gimar. It is described as a water-course with violent torrents (JASB., 1838, pp. 340, 877). 2. The river Paddair which falls into the ocean near Kalingapatam in Ganjam
(Märkandeya P., ch. 57). Pallava-1. The Pallava country was bordered by the Coromandel coast. The Kuram.
baras lived here before the seventh century A.D. (Rapson's Indian Coins, p. 37). See
Kanchipura. 2. Same as Pahlava (Padma P., Uttara, ch. 13). Pampa-A tributary of tho river Taugabhadrâ ; it rises in the Rishyamukha mountain,
sight miles from the Anagandi hills, whore Rama net Hanumana and Sugriva for the first time; it is in the district of Bellary on the north of the town of Hampi (Bomb. Gaz., Vol. I, Pt. II, p. 369-Dr. Fleet's Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts). Near it is a lake
called Pampasarovara (Wilson, Uttara-Rama-charita : Ramdyana, Kishk., ch. 1). Pampakshetra-On the south of the Tuigabhadrâ in the Bellary district containing the
Rishyamukha hill and the Pampå sarovara (Ind. Ant., VI, 1877, p. 85). Pampåpura-Vindhyâchala (town), five miles to the west of Mirzapur in the United Pro
vinces where the celebrated temple of Bindubásini is situated [Bhavishya P., Pratisarga P., ch. 9 (p. 311, Bomb. ed.); Dr. Fuhrer's MAI). To the east of Vindhyachala, the remains of a fort and other buildings and statues are still found. Pampapura was the capital of the Bhars who are perhaps the Bhargas of the Mahabharata subdued by Bhima (Sherring's Hindu Tribes and Castes, pr. 359, 367). 2. Baidyanath (Deoghar) in the