Vaitarini

[Andrea Marion Pinkney]

Well, I am working on an 11thc. Kashmiri text (Sanskrit) with a mention of
this river. So I am interested in broader associations in Sanskrit
literature, geographically, etc. etc.


On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Swaminathan Madhuresan wrote:

>  vidarbha, vaitarini ?
>  Berar, Belur, ...
>
>
> --- Andrea Marion Pinkney <amp65 at COLUMBIA.EDU> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Aloha,
> >
> > What is the river Vaitarini?
> > It is listed in dictionaries as a mythical river in hell, which must be
> > crossed to reach Yama-loka.
> > Does it also mean Ganga?
> >
> > I would appreciate any clarifications.
> > Andrea Pinkney
>
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