Purna River
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Purna River (पूर्णा नदी) is a river of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra India. It is one of the chief tributaries of Tapti River originating from Betul district Madhya Pradesh and empties in it at Changdeo in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Variants
- Purna River पूर्णा (AS, p.575)
Origin
It originates in Pokharni Village which is 2 km away from Bhainsdehi, a tahsil place in Betul district Madhya Pradesh, adjoining Amravati district of Maharashtra.
Course
It flows through Akola, Buldhana, and Jalgaon districts. Total length of Purna River is 334 km.[1]
It rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state, and flows westward, draining Maharashtra's Marathwada, Vidarbha region before emptying into the Arabian Sea.
The watershed lies mostly in eastern Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state and is nearly 18,929 km².[2]
Tributaries
Here are the Purna river , with their tributaries
- Purna River
- Gotma River
- Aarna River
- Pendhi River
- Uma River
- Katepurna River
- Shahanur River
- Bhavkhuri River
- Chandrabhaga River
- Bhuleswari River
- Morna River
- Mann River
- Mas River
- Utawali River
- Vishwamitri River
- Nirguna River
- Gandhari River
- Aas River
- Dnyanganga River
- Vishwaganga River
- Nalaganga River
- Vaan River
Identification with Payoshni
The word purna means complete in Sanskrit. Purna River was also called as Payoshni or Paisani. It is Sanskrit word meaning ambrosia. There are other rivers too, viz. Khadakpurna, Katepurna, referred to as Purna.
पूर्णा नदी
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ..... पूर्णा नदी (AS, p.575): मध्य प्रदेश और महाराष्ट्र की एक छोटी नदी है। पूर्णा नदी तथा सरस्वती नदी के संगम पर प्राचीन तीर्थ वामनी है जहाँ एक सादा किंतु सुंदर प्राचीन मंदिर है। पूर्णा नदी सतपुड़ा से निकलकर बुरहानपुर के नीचे ताप्ती नदी में मिल जाती है। पूर्णा नदी का उल्लेख पद्मपुराण 61 में है।
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References
- ↑ Jain, SK; Agrawal, PK; Singh, VP (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer. p. 564. ISBN 978-1-4020-5179-1.
- ↑ Jain, SK; Agrawal, PK; Singh, VP (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer. p. 564. ISBN 978-1-4020-5179-1.
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.575
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