Indian Antiquary Vol 52

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

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p. 25), and falls into the Gulf of Kachh. Barnasa is supposed to be a corruption of Pargada (Arch. S. Rep., vi; Matsya P., ch. 114). The river Parnas& is mentioned in the Moh., Drona, ch. 92. 3. The river Tamasa or Tonse, a tributary of the Yamuna : the Prinas of Arrian (McCrindle's Megasthenes and Arrian, p. 134). But the Matsya Purana (chap. 114) mentions both the rivers Parada and Tamasd. 4. A river near the Darddura mountain (Ramayana, Yuddha, II). Parthalis-Parthalis, according to Megasthenes (fourth century B.c.) and the Natural His.
tory of Pliny (Plinios Socondus--trans. by Philemon Holland, London, 1601-ch. xix, p. 126), was the capital of the Gangaridai or the country of Radha on the Ganges, i.e., the districts of Hughli and Burdwan in Bengal. It is evidently Parbasthali, now a village
in the district of Burdwan on the river Ganges. Parushội --The river Ravi (Iravati) in the Panjab (Rig Veda, X, 75). It is also called
Purushni. The great battle of the ten confederate kings in the early part of the Aryan migration was fought on the banks of this river, and Sudasa, the king of the Tritsu and head of one of the confederate parties, obtained victory over Kutsa, the king of the Purus, afterwards known as Kurus, and his allies (Ragozin's Vedic India, p. 326 f.) 2. A
tributary of the Godavari (Brahma P., ch. 144). Parvata -1. A country in the Panjab to the north-west of Multan between the Ravi and
the Sutlej. It is mentioned in the Ashtadhyâyi of Panini - and also in the Mudra
rakshasa (Act III). 2. Same as Sri-saila (Ananda Giri's Sankaravijaya, ch. 55, p. 180). Parvati-The river Parba in the Kohistan of the Jalandhar Doab: it falls into the river
Bias, a couple of miles above Bajoura. Manikaran, a celebrated place of pilgrimage, is situated on the right bank of the river, about 20 miles above the junction. The place is celebrated for its boiling springs which issue from the ground a few feet above the icy
stream of the Parba. The springs are numerous (JASB., XVII, p. 290). Parvatt-kshetra-Same as Biraja-kshetra.. Paschimodadhi-The Arabian Sea (Padma P., Svarga). Pashana-1. The Peshin valley in Southern Afghanistan (soe Påshåpa Parvata): 2. See
Baloksha. Påshåna Parvata-The Amran mountains on the western boundary of Pishin (Påshåņa)
Valley in southern Afghanistan (Ava. Kalp., chs. 59, 56). Pasupata-See Karavan (Matsya P., ch. 22). Pasupatinatha-The celebrated temple of Mahadeva in Mpigasthala in Nepal (Devi P.,
ch. 63; Svayambha P., oh. 8), on the western bank of the Bagmati in the town of Devipatan which was founded by Asoka's daughter Charumati, about three miles north-west of Katmandu. It is associated with the story of the fowler and the god, which is recited on the night of the Siva Chaturdasi: it is said that the fowler obtained the boon of salvation from Mahadeva at this place as the drippings of blood from his bag of game fell upon the head of the latter (Skanda P., Maheswara Kh., Kedåra Kh., I., ch. 33). On the eastern bank of the river fronting the temple is a hill covered with lofty trees and jungle, which is called the Mpigasthali (Wright's History of Nepal, pp. 21, 81). But the Šiva P. (Jñanasamhith, ch. 74) places the scene of the story in the Arbuda mountain. Pasupatinatha
is also called Pagupati. Patashaha. Patachohara appears to have comprised a portion of the district of Allahabed and the distriot of Banda ; its capital was situated not far from the Ganges (compare Jaimini-bharata, ch. 15, and Mh., Sabha, ch. 30). It was conquered by Sabadova, one of the Pandavas.