Indian Antiquary Vol 48

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 281

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Bachmati -The river Bagmati in Nepal. Eight out of fourteen great Tirthas of Nepal.
have been formed by the junction of the Bagmati with other rivers. The names of the eight Tîrthas are :-Panya, Santa, Sankara, Raja, Chintamani, Pramada, Satalakshana,
and Jaya. The source and exit of the Bagmati are two other Tîrthas. Same as Bhagvati. Badari-The O-cha-li of Hiuen Tsiang. It has been identified by Cunningham (Anc. Geo., p. 494 ) with Edar in the province of Gujarât; it was, acoording to him, Sauvîra of the Pauranic period. According to the Brihat-iyotisharnava, Edar is a corruption of Ilvadurga. It is situated on a river called Hiranyanadi. The name of Badari is mentioned
in the Dhavala inscription at Vasantagad near Mount Abu (JASB., 1841, p. 821). Badari-See Badarikabrama. Badarikábrama-Badrinath in Garwal, United Provinces. It is a peak of the main
Himalayan range, about a month's journey to the north of Hardwar and 55 miles north-east of Srinagara. The temple of Nara-Narayana is built on the west bank near the source of the Bishenganga (Alakananda), equidistant from two mountains called Nara and Nârâyaņa, over the site of a hot-spring called Tapanakunda, the existence of which, no doubt, led to the original selection of this spot: it is situated on the Gandha. mådana mountain (Asiatic Researches, vol. XI, article x; Mahabharata, Santi, ch. 335). The temple is said to have been built by Sankaracharya in the eighth century A.D. It was also oalled Badari and BiśAla Badari (Mahabharata, Vana, ch, 144). For a
description of the place, see Asiatic Researches, vol. XI, article x. Badava-Same as Jvalamukhi (see Mahabharata, Vana, ch. 82). Baggumuda-Same as Bhagvatt. Bagmati-A sacred river of the Buddhists in Nepal. The river is also called Bâc hmati
as it was created by the Buddha Krakuchhanda by word of mouth when he visited Nepala with people from Gaud a-desa. Its junctions with the rivers MaradArika, Maņisrohini, Rajamañjari, Ratoavall, Charumati, Prabhâvati and Triveni, form the Tirthas called Santa, Sankara, Rajamañjari, Pramoda, Sulakshaga, Jaya and Gokarņa respectively
(Svayambhu Purana, ch.v; Vardha P., ch. 215. See also Wright's Hist. of Nepal, p. 20). Bahela-Baghelkhand in Central India. It has been placed with Karusha (Rewa)
at Vindhyâmüla (Vamana P., ch, 13). Rewa is also called Baghilkhand (Thornton's
Gazetteer). BahikaTho country between the Bias' and the Sutlej, north of Kekaya. It is another
name for Valhika (See Moh., Sabba, ch. 27, where Valheka is evidently used for Valhika): it was conquered by Arjuna. According to the Mahabharata (Karņa P., ch. 44), the Vahikas lived generally betwoon the Sutlej and the Indus, but specially on the west of the rivers Ravi and Apaga (Ayuk Nadi), and their capital was Sakala. They were a non-Aryan race and perhaps came from Balkh, the capital of Baotria. According to Panini and Patañjali, Vahika was another name for the Panjab (IV, 2, 117; V, 3, 114; Ind. Ant. I, 122). See Takka-dela. Båhi and Hika were names of two Asuras of the Bias river after whom the country was called Vahika. (Mh., Karņa P., ch.45 and Arch. 8. Rep., vol. V), They lived by robbery. According to the Ramayana (Ayodhya K., ch. 78), Valhika was situated between Ayodhya and Kekaya.