Indian Antiquary Vol 52

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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Chhola-Nagpur Division). But the Bhagavata (Bk. X, ch. 79) places it in Southern India; the Chaitanya-charitamyita places it at Gokarna. According to Sridharaswami, the celo brated commentator, Panchapsara tîrtha is near Phalguna or Anantapura in the Madras Presidency, fifty-six miles to the south-east of Bellari; it was visited by Arjuna and Balarama. From the Moh. (Adi, ch. 217) it appears to be the same as Pancha-tiriha
in the province of Madras. Pacha-Tirtha-1. A collective name givon to five pools or busins of water, situated be.
tween two hills on the west of Hardwar : their names are Amrita-kunda, Tapta-lunda, Sita-kunda, Rama-kunda and Sarya-kunda. 2. A place of pilgrimage in the province of Madras mentioned in the Mbh. (Adi P., ch. 217). It was visited by Arjuna. Same
as Panchåpsâra-tirtha (Skanda P., Kumarika Kh., ch. I). Pafcha-Badart-The five Badaris are Badrinatha, Břiddha-Badari, Bhavishya-Badari,
Panduke vara and Adi-Badari (Gouri prasad Migra's Kedarnatha Badart - Višala Yatrd). Pafchavati-Nasik, on the Godavari, where Ramachandra dwelt with Lakshmang
and Sitâ during his exile; it was here that Sita was abducted by Råvana, king of Lanka. In the village called Saikhera, at a short distance from Nasik, Ramachandra is said to have killed Maricha who had beguiled him from his hut. Nasik is also one of the Pithas, where Sati's nose is said to have fallen. Surpanakha's nose was cut at this place by Lakshmana, the brother of Ramchandra. These two circumstances have given the name of Nasika to the ancient Pafchavati. The Chaitya cave at Nasik is supposed by Mr. Fergusson to belong to the second and third
centuries of the Christian era. Pafcha-vedt-For the five Vedis see Prajapativedi. Paņdu --Same as Pandya (Upham's Mahdvamsí, oh. 76). Panaupura-Pauderpur or Pandharpur on the southern bank of the river Bhimarathi or
Bhima in the district of Satara or Sholapur in the province of Bombay. It contains the celebrated temple of Bithoba Deva or Bithalnatha, an image of Krishna (Bomb. Gaz., xx, pp. 417 f ; Chaitanya-charitam ita, Marihya, ch. 9). Pandupura is evidently a corruption of Pundarikapura ; Pundarika, who was celebrated for his filial affection, was visited at this place by Krishna and Rukmini. Same as Puņdarika-kshetra, Tapasásrama,
Tapasa, and Paundarika. Pandya --The modern districts of Tinnevelly and Madura. Its capital at different periode
were Uragapura or Uriyur (modern Trichinopoly), Mathura (modern Madura) and Kolkai or Korkai at the mouth of the river Tamraparņi, now 5 miles in land. Kolkal (q.v.) is mentioned by Ptolemy in the second century A.D., and by Marco Polo as Kael (Yule's Marco Polo, II, p. 305). Porus, who is also called Pandion by Strabo, evidently a king of Pandye, is said to have sent the first embassy to Augustus Cæsar at Rome in 26 or 27 B.O. (JRAS., 1860, p. 309; Caldwell's Drav, Con. Gram., p. 11). The second embassy was sent to Rome between 41 and 54 A.D. by Chandra Miska Sewa, king of Ceylon (44-52 1.D.) in the reign of Claudius (JRAS., 1861, pp. 349, 350). Roman intercourse with India was at its height during the reign of Severus (third century A.D.), Commodus and the pseudo-Antonines, when Alexandria and Palmyra were both prosperous and famous for Commerce (JRAS., 1862, p. 276). It is said to have been founded in the sixth century B.O., and it was overthrown in the middle of eleventh century A.D., and afterwards restored by the N&yaks. For the colonisation of Pandya by the Paņdu tribe of Northern India see Prof. D. R. Bhandarkar's Lectures on the Ancient History of India, pp. 10, 11.