Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 55
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Stephen Meredyth Edwardes, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ SÍT 258 SUL Sitpur-1. Siddhapura. 2. Karddama-asrama, the birth place of Kapila. 3. Bindusara, in Gujarat, sixty-four miles from Ahmedabad. Same as Sidhpur. Siwalik Range See Sewalik Range. Souhnáth Hill-It has been identified by Dr. Stein with 1. Kukkutapada-giri. 2. Gurupada Hill, a part of the Maher Hill, in the district of Gaya. Somnath--1. Prabhasa. 2. Soma-tartha. 3. Somanatha. 4. Someśvaranatha. 5. Devapattana. 6. Chandra-Prabhasa of the Jainas, on the south of Kathiawad in Gujarat. It is situated at the confluence of the three rivers Hariņa, Kapila and Saraswati. On the south of the Saraswati (near Somnath) is situated that celebrated Pipal tree (ficus religiosa), below which was the scene of Kțishna's death. Sonargaon-Suvarnagråma, in Bikrampur, in the district of Dacca, situated on the opposite side of Munshiganj on the river Dhaleśvari, Same as Painâm. Sone-1. The river Hiranyaváhu. 2. Erannoboas of the Greeks. 3. Sona. 4. Magadhi. 5. Sumågdhi. It was the western boundary of Magadha. Sonepat-Sonaprastha. It was included in Kurukshetra. Sonpur-1. Gajendra-moksha Tirtha. 2. Hariharakshetra (Harihara chhatra), on the junction of the Gandak and the Mâhî, where the celebrated fight between the alligator and the elephant took place. A fair is held here every year in honour of Hariharanatha Mahadeva established by Vishnu and in honour of Ramachandra who halted here on his way to Mithila. It was a part of Visald-chhatra. Soonda-Sudhapura, in Northern Canara. Sopara Surparaka, in the district of Thana, north of Bombay, a celebrated place of pilgrimage. It is the Soupara of the Greek geographers and Ophir of the Bible. One of the edicts of Asoka was published at this place. Same as Supära. Sorab Surabhi, on the north-west of Mysore. goron-1. Sakara-kshetra. 2. Ukalákshetra. 3. Ukhala-kshetra, twenty-seven miles north east of Itah, in the United Provinces, where Hiranyaksha was slain by Vishņu in his incarnation of Vardha (boar). It contains a temple of Varaha-Lakshmi. It was at this place that Tulsi Das, the celebrated Hindi poet, was reared up during his childhood by the Sanyasi Nrisimha Das, when deserted by his parents at Rajapuri in the district of Banda, where he was born in Samvat 1589. Southern Konkana-1. Goparashtra. 2. Govarashtra. 3. Kuva. Sphatika sia-1. Mályavana-giri. 2. Prasravana-giri of the Ramayana, on the bank of the river Tuigabhadrå near Kishkindhya, where Ramachandra resided for four months After forming alliance with Sugriva. It is also called the Anagandi-hill. Sriyana-Belgola1. Padmagiri. 2. Sravana-Bellagola in Mysore, sacred to the Jainas. Srinagar--1. Süryanagara. 2. Pravarapura, in Kasmir, built by Pravara Sena in the sixth century. gongapura-1. Sriigagiri. 2. Rishyaspinga-giri, in Mysore, on the bank of the Tuugabhadra, where Sankaracharya established a sect called Bharati. Same as Singhåri-math. sripada-Same as Adam's Peak. Sujanakot-Saschankot, Sha-chi of Fa Hian. It was the capital of Saketa or Oudh, thirty. four miles north-west of Unio. Suleman-Range-Añjana-giri, in the Punjab. Sultangan)On the west of Bhagalpur (E. I. Railway). Janhu-Asrama. It was the hermitage of Jahnu Muni, from whom the Ganges (Ganga) is called JAhnavi Sultanpur-I. Tamasavana monastery, in the Punjab (Cunningham), where the fourth Bud. dhist synod was held in 78 A.D. by Kanishka, king of Kasmir, under the presidenoy of Vagumitra. But Beal places Támasavana at the confluence of the Sutlej and the Bias. 11. 1. Kusabhavanapura. 2. Kusapura. 3. Kusavati, in Oudh, on the river Gumti. The town is said to have been founded by Kusa, son of Ramachandra, who removed his capital to this place for some time. It was visited by Hiuen Tsiang in the seventh century.

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