Sauparnika

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Souparnika River (सौपर्णिका नदी) is a river flowing through Kundapur taluk in Karnataka, India.

Variants

• Sauparnika (सौपर्णिका नदी) (मैसूर) (AS, p.996)
• Sowparnika (सौपर्णिका नदी)
• Souparnika River (सौपर्णिका नदी)
• Kolluru nadi

Course

It joins with the Varahi River, Kedaka River, Chakra River, and Kubja River known as Panchagangavali river and merges into the Arabian Sea. It flows near Mookambika temple, Kollur hence sometimes known as Kolluru nadi and is considered holy river by devotees of the temple.

It is believed that Garuda (eagle) called Suparna performed penance on the banks of the river and attained salvation thus the name become Souparnika. It is also believed that river absorbs the elements of 64 different medicinal plants and roots as it flows, therefore it cures diseases of those who bath in it.

सौपर्णिका (मैसूर)

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...सौपर्णिका (AS, p.996) कुल्लूर के निकट नदी है. कुल्लूर में मूकाम्बिका देवी का सिद्ध-पीठ है जिसकी स्थापना आदि शंकराचार्य ने 8वीं शती ई. में की थी.