Kimpuna
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Kimpuna River (किंपुना) river is mentioned in Mahabharata (2-9-24). It is probably a river of Orissa state in India flowing near Vaitarani.
Origin
Variants
- Kimpuna River किंपुना (AS, p.862)
History
Kimpunā (किम्पुना).—A river in Devaloka. It worships Varuṇa in his assembly. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 20).[1][2]
In Mahabharata
Kimpuna River (किंपुना) in Mahabharata (2-9-24)
Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 9 mentions the Kings Oceans and the Rivers who attended Sabha of Varuna. Kimpuna River (किंपुना) is mentioned in Mahabharata (2-9-24). [3]..... the Godavari, the Krishna-Venna and that queen of rivers the Kaveri; the Kimpuna, the Vishalya and the river Vaitarani also;
विशल्या नदी
विशल्या नदी (AS, p.862): महाभारत, सभापर्व 9,20 के अनुसार एक नदी जिसका उल्लेख किंपुना तथा वैतरणी के साथ किया गया है- 'किंपुना च विशल्या च तथा वैतरणी नदी।' वैतरणी उड़ीसा की नदी है। विशल्या इसी के समीप बहने वाली कोई नदी जान पड़ती है। [4]
External links
References
- ↑ Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia
- ↑ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kimpuna
- ↑ गोदावरी कृष्णवेणी कावेरी च सरिद्वरा। (2-9-24a), किम्पुना च विशल्या च तथा वैतरणी नदी। (2-9-24b)
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.862
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