Indian Antiquary Vol 48

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

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Chandrabhaga-1. The Chinab---the Acesines of the Greeks, or rather the united
streams of the Jhelum and the Chinab. It has its source in a lake called Lohitya Barovara (Kalika P., ch. 89), in Lahoul, south of Ladakh, or Middle Tibet. 2. The river
Bhima, a branch of the Krishna. Chandradityapura-Chamdor in the Nasik district; it was the capital of Dridhoprahara, A
king of the Yadava dynasty. (Dr. Bhandarkar's Hist. of the Dekkan, Sec. XIV.) Chandragiri-Near Belgola, not far from Seringapatam, sacred to the Jainas. The
ancient name of the place was Deya Durga. (JASB., 1838, p. 520.) See Arbuda. Chandrapura-Chända in the Central Provinces : it was the capital of king
Hamsadh vaja (Rico's Mysore Inscriptions: Introd: XXIX), but in the Jaimini-Bharata (ch. 17), Hamadh vaja is said to have been king of Champaka-nagarî. Chandrapura or Chandråvatî or Chandanavati was two Yojanas or two days' journey from Kuntalakapura or Kautalakapura (Jaimini-Bharata, ch. 63). See Kuntalakapura. Chandrapuri-1. Same as Chandwar (Vardha P., ch. 122). 2. Same as Chandrikapuri
and Chandripura, the name of Sravast or Sahet-mahet in the Gonda distriot in Oudh. Chandrabokhara-See Chattala. Chandra-tirtha-See Kaveri. Chandravati-Chanderi in the Lalitpur district, Central India, Sandravatis of the Greeks, and Chandbari of the Prithviraj Raso. It was the capital of Sisupála, king of
Chedi (P. Mukherji's Lalitpur). Chandravati-1. The river Chandan or Andheld which falls into the Gangos, near
Champânagar in the district of Bhagalpur. It is the Andomatis of Arrian. See Andha. 2. Jhalrapattan in Rajputana (Tod's Rajasthan, II, p. 1602). 3. Near Abu (Bomb.
Gaz., Vol. I, Pt. I, p. 185.) Chandrika-The river Chandrabhågå (Chenab). Chandrikapuri-Srivasti or Sahet-mahet in the district of Gonda in Oudh: it
the birth-place of Sambhavanatha, the third Tirtha ökara, and of Chandraprabhânâtha. the eighth Tirthaikara of the Jainas. There is a Jaina temple dedicated to Sobh anktha.
which name is & corruption of Sambhavanatha (see Sråvasti). Chandripura-Same as Chandrika pu ri. Chandwar-Firozabad, near Agra, where in 1193 A. D. Shahabuddin Ghori defeated
Jaya Chandra king of Kanauj (Thornton's Gazetteer). Chandwar is evidently & contraction
of Chandrapura (Vardha P, ch. 122). Charanadrt-Chunar in the district of Mirzapur (Saklisargama Tantra. vii). The will fort of Chunar was at one time considered one of the most impregnable forts in India. It was built by the Pala Rajas, who reigned over Bengal and Behar from the middle of the eighth to the twelfth century of the Christian era. According to Buchanan (Martin's Eastern India) some nf the Pala Râjâs lived there, which implies that it was a place of much importance at that period. The portion of the fort, which is called Bhartrihari's
lace is the place where he performed asceticism. The tradition is that Bhatņihari after inting the immortal fruit travelled to various places and halted at Sehwan, Bhartewar, Chunar, Benares and other places (JASB., 1837, p. 852). Bhartrihari was the author of a celebrated work called Bhartihari-Sastra and of the Vairdgya-sataka. For the story
his birth, see Prabandhachintamani (Tawney's trans.) p. 198. He entered seven times a Buddhist monastery as a priest and savea times returned to the laity and became Upasaka. He died in 651-652 A. D. (I-tsing's Record of the Buddhist Religion by Takakusu, p. 180
d General Introduction, P. LVII). The fort is said to have been protected by the