Karandhama

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Karandhama (कारंधम) was a pilgrim in south India during Mahabharata period.

Variants

• Karandhamatirtha (कारंधम) (AS, p.171)
• Karandhama Tirtha (कारंधम) (AS, p.171)

Genealogy of Karandhama

Genealogy of Narishyanta as per Bhagavata Purana is as under:

Manu prayed to Vishnu for one hundred years for other sons. He got ten sons like unto himself. Ikshvaku was the eldest.

Manu

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1.Ikshvaku - 2.Nriga - 3.Saryati - 4.Dishta - 5.Dhrishta - 6.Karusha - 7.Narishyanta - 8.Prishadhra - 9.Nabhaga - 10.Kavi

(7). Narishyanta → Chitra Sena → Riksha → Midhvat → Purna → Indra Sena → Vitihotra → Satya-Sravas → Uru-Sravas → Devadatta → Agnivesya (Incarnation of Agni also known as Kanina and Jatu-Karna) → Agni veshyayana Brahmanas,

Vishnu Purana/Book IV:Chapter I gives Genealogy of Narishyanta as under:

The Manu Vaivaswata was the son of the celestial luminary; and his sons were Ikshwáku, Nriga, Dhrisht́a, Śaryáti, Narishyanta, Pránśu, Nábhága, Nedisht́a, Karúsha, and Prishadhra.

Nedisht́ha → Nábhága → Bhalandana → Vatsaprí → Pránsu → Prajáni → Khanitra → Chakshupa → Vinśa → Vivinśati → Khaninetra → Karandhama → Avikshit → Marutta → Dama → Rajyavarddhana → Sudhriti → Nara

कारंधम

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ... कारंधम (AS, p.171) - 'तानि सर्वाणि तीर्थानि तत: प्रभृति चैवह, नारी तीर्थानि नाम्नेह ख्यातिं यास्यन्ति सर्वेश:' महाभारत आदिपर्व 216,11. उपर्युक्त श्लोक में जिन तीर्थों का निर्देश है वे ये हैं--अगस्त्य, सौभद्र, पौलोम, कारंधम और भारद्वाज (महाभारत आदिपर्व 216,3-4). ये पाँचों तीर्थ दक्षिण समुद्र के तत पर स्थित थे-- 'दक्षिणे सागरानूपे पंचतीर्थानि सन्ति वै', पुण्यानि रमणीयानि तानि गच्छत माचिरम्। (महाभारत आदीपर्व,216-17). अर्जुन ने इन तीर्थों की यात्रा की थी.