Indian Antiquary Vol 51

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

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begins in 78 A.D. is also called the Salivahana era, but this is a mistake (see Panchanada). Bidarbha or Berar was called, in the Buddhist period, Dakshina Kosala (Cunningham's Arch. 8. Rep., XVII, p. 68). Dakshina Kosala is mentioned in the Raindvalt (Act IV) as hawing been conquered by Udayana, king of Vatea. Gondwana is the Gad Katanga of the Muhammadan historians; it was governed by Durgavati, the queen of Dalpat Shah, and heroine of Central India. Dakshiņa-Košala is the Tosalf of Asoka's Inscription at Dhauli (see Tosali). The ancient name of Lahnji was Champanattu, that of Ratanpur Manipur, that of Mandala Mahikamati, which towns were the capitals of the Haihayas of Gada-Mandala. For the history of Gada-Mandala, see the History of the Garha-Mandala
Rajas in JASB., 1837, p. 621. Kotesvara-A celebrated place of pilgrimage near the mouth of the Kori river on the
western shore of Cutch (Bomb. Gaz., V, p. 229). It is the Kie-tsi-shi-fa-lo of Hiuen Tsiang. Kota-tirtha-A holy tank situated in the fort of Kalinjar (Arch. 8. Rep., Vol. XXI, p. 32;
Lieut. Maisey's Description of the Antiquities of Kalinjar in JASB., 1848). It is now
called Karod-tirtha. Kotig ma-Same as Kundagama (Mahd-parinibbanasutta, ch. II, 6). Koti-tirtha-1. In Mathura. 2. A sacred tank in Gokarna. 3. In Kurukshetra (Vamana P.,
ch. 36). 4. A sacred Kunda in the court-yard of Mahakala at Ujjayin [Skanda P., Avanti Kh., ch. 22; Padma P., Swarga (Adi), ch. 6). 5. Same as Dhanushkoti-tirtha
(8 kanda P., Brahma Kh., Setu-mah&t., ch. 27). 6. On the Narmada (Matsya P., ch. 190). Krathakalsika-Same as Payoshni : the river Porņå in Berar. 2. Same as Bidarbha
from Kratha and Kaisika, two sons of king Vidarbha (Mbh., Sabha, ch. 13). Krauscha-Parvata-That part of the Kailasa mountain on which the lake Månasa-Barovara
is situated (Ramdyana, Kishk., ch. 44). It included Krauficha-randhra. Kraufichapura-Same as Bana ASI (Harivamia, ch. 94), which has been placed by Dr. Burnell
in his Map in the South Indian Palaeography in North Kanars on the river Barada, an
affluent of the Tungabhadra. It was founded by Raja Sarasa. See BalJayanti. Kranicha-randhra-The Niti Pass in the district of Kumaun, which affords a passage to
Tibet from India (Meghadata, Pt. I, v. 58). The passage is said to have been opened
with an arrow by Parasurama in the Krauñcha Mountain. Krishna See Krishnaveni (Padma P., Svarga Kh., ch. 3, v. 29). Krishna-girl-The Karakorum mountain or the Black Mountain (Vayu P., ch. 36 ; Brets
cheider's Mediaeval Researches, Vol. I, p. 256). It is also called Mus-tagh. Krishnaveni-1. The united stream of the Krishn and Venk rivers. Bilvamangala,
the author of the Krishnakarndmrita, lived on the western bank of this river (Krishna Das's Saranga-rangada, a commentary on the work, MS., Sansk. Col., Calcutta). 2. The river Krishna (Agni P., ch. 118; Ramdyana, Kishk., ch. 4). It rises at Mahabalesvara in the Western Ghata, and its source, which is enclosed within a temple of Mahadeva. is considered to be a sacred spot visited by numerous pilgrims. It falls into the Bay
of Bengal at Sippelar, a little to the south of Masulipatam. Kritamala-The river Vaiga, on which Madura (Dakshina Mathura) is situated : it has its source in the Malaya mountain. (Chaitanya Charitamrita ; Markandeya P., ch. 57
Vishnu P., Pt. II, ch. 3). Keltavati --The river Sabarmati in Gajarát (Padma P., Uttara, ch. 62). Krlvl—The old name of PanchAla (Mbh., Adi P., ch. 138). Kroda-desa-Coorg : same as Kodagu (Skanda P., Kaveri Mahât., ch. 11; Rice's Mysore
and Coorg, Vol. III, pp. 88, 91, 92).