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Prabandhachintamani, pp. 126, 129). 2. Pabhosa, nov a small village on the top of a hill, 32 miles south-west of Allahabad and 3 miles to the north-west of Kosam Kherdj (Kausambi), visited by Hiuen Tsiang (Epigraphia Indica, Vol. II, p. 240). There is at rook-cut *cave on the top of the hill, which is described by Hiuen Tsiang, as being the dwelling of a venomous Naga and situated on the south-west of Kausambi but the hill is to the north-west from the fort of Kosam. 3. A place of pilgrimage in Kurukshetra on the bank of the Sarasvati near Chamasodbheda where the river reappears (Mbh., Vana, ch. 129). It was at this place that Vasudeva, the father of Krishna, performed a sacrifice (Bhagavata P., X, ch. 84), and where the re-union of Sri Krishṇa and Radhika, the Gopis And the Gopas took place, which is generally known as Prabhdaa Milana. The Brahma. vaivartta Purana (Krishna-janma Kh., oh. 54, vs. 20, 23), however. place the scene of re
union at Siddharama (q.v.) (Ibid., ch. 126). Prabhasa-Sarasvatt-See Sarasvati (2). Prachl-Sarasvatt-See Sarasvati (1). Prachya-That portion of Bharatavarsha (India) which was to the south-east of the river
Sarasvati (Amarakosha); the Prasii of the Greeks which included Magadha (McCrindle's Megasthenes, p. 68). According to Dr. Oldenberg, the countries of the Kasis, Kosalas,
Videhas and perhaps Magadha were called Prachya (Buddha, p. 393 note). Pradyumna-nagara-Panduk in the district of Hooghly. Mahabharata as quoted in the
Gangamahatmya of Raghunandan's Prayaschitta-tattva). Acoording to tradition, Prad. yumna, son of Krishna, is said to have killed here Sambarasura, and hence the name of the place was changed from Rikshavanta to Pradyumnanagara or Marapura (Harivanja, ch. 166). På du Sakya made it his capital when he left the Sakya kingdom for fear of falling into the power of Virudhaka, the patricide usurper of the throne of Kosala, and retired beyond the Ganges. His daughter Bhaddakachchand married Panduv sudova, a prince of Simhapúra, present Singur in the district of Hughly in Bengal, who afterwards succeeded Vijaya on the throne of Ceylon' (Turnour's Mahavamsa, ch. VIII). It appears that from the name of Pandu SAkya, who was Buddha's cousin, being the son of Aniruddha, ancient Pradyumna-nagara is called Paņdua (see my History of the District of Hughly in JASB., 1910, p. 610): see Mårapura. It appears that Pandud was conquered by the Mahomedans at the ond of the thirteenth century: Shah Sufi, who was sister's son to the Emperor Firoz Shah II, was oppressed by the Hindu Raja of Pandua who was called Pagdu Raja; he obtained assistance from his uncle at Delhi and overthrow the Raja. The old temple was destroyed and the present mosque was built with its materials. The great tower of Pandua, 125 feet high, is said to have been built by. Shah Sufi in imitation of the Kutub Minar in Old Delhi as a tower of victory, and it served as a Muazzin's minar for a call to prayer. Panduk in the district of Hughly should not be confounded with Panduá called
Firuzabad near Malda which is identified with Pundravarddhana. Prägbodhi Hill-The Mora hill, across the river Phalgu, three miles to the north-West of
Buddha-Gay&; from this hill Buddha went to che latter place to perform the penance (Arch. 8. Rep., Vol. III, p. 105). The hill is washed at its south-western base by the Mora Lake and therefore the hill is called Mor&-Tal-k&-pahad. The cave reached through the villages Manjhowli and Sahaipure. For a description of the caves see JASB., 1904,
pp. 30-35. Priglyotishapura-1. Kamrupa or Kamakshya in Assam (see Kamarupa), Gauhati
(JRAS. 1900. p. 25). It was the capital of the kingdom of Kamarapa. 2. There appears to be another Pragjyotishapura on the bank of the river Betw or Betravati (Brahma P., ch. 28; Ramayana, Kishk., ch. 42).
