Garga Samhita 1013

Garga Samhita

Canto Two : Chapter Three

Kalindy-agamana-varnana
Description of the Yamuna's Arrival

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kalinditi samakhyata
kalinda-prabhava yada
kalinda-giri-sanunam
ganda-shaila-taöan dridhan
 
bhittva luöhanti bhu-khande
krishna vegavati sati
deshan punanti kalindi
prapta vai khandave vane[1]

Because she is thus Mount Kalinda's daughter, she is named Kalindi. Flowing from Mount Kalinda's peaks, and breaking the hard rocks on his slopes, the sacred Kalindi swiftly flowed on the earth, purifying the countries she passed. Then she entered the Khandava forest.

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References

  1. kalindi -the daughter of Kalinda; iti -thus; samakhyata -named; kalinda -from Kalinda; prabhava -born; yada -when; kalinda-giri -of Mount Kalinda; sanunam -of the peaks; ganda-shaila-taöan -the slopes with stones; dridhan -firm; bhittva -breaking; luöhanti -moving on the ground; bhu-khande -on the earth; krishna -the Yamuna; vegavati - -powerful; sati -sacred; deshan -the countries; punanti -purifying; kalindi -the Yamuna; prapta -attained; vai -indeed; khandave vane -the Khandava forest.

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