Gandharvatirtha
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Gandharvatirtha (गंधर्वतीर्थ) is a pilgrim mentioned in Mahabharata located on the banks of Sarasvati.
Origin
Variants
- Gandharvatirtha (गंधर्वतीर्थ) (AS, p.267)
History
गंधर्वतीर्थ
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[1] ने लेख किया है ...गंधर्वतीर्थ (AS, p.267) का उल्लेख महाभारत, शल्यपर्व 37, 10 में हुआ है- 'गंधर्वाणां ततस्तीर्थमागच्छद् रोहिणी सुत: विश्वावसुमुखास्तत्र गंधर्वास्तपसान्विता:।' महाभारत काल में गंधर्वतीर्थ प्राचीन प्रसिद्ध नदी सरस्वती के तट पर स्थित था। इस तीर्थ स्थान की यात्रा बलराम ने सरस्वती के अन्य तीर्थों के साथ की थी।
In Mahabharata
Gandharvatirtha (गंधर्वतीर्थ) in Mahabharata (IX.36.10)
Shalya Parva, Mahabharata/Book IX Chapter 36 describes Baladeva's journey along the bank of the Sarasvati river. Gandharvatirtha is mentioned in Mahabharata (गंधर्वतीर्थ) (IX.36.10).[2].... The son of Rohini (Balarama) then proceeded to the tirtha of the Gandharvas. There many Gandharvas headed by Viswavasu and possessed of ascetic merit, pass their time in dance and song of the most charming kind. Giving away diverse kinds of wealth unto the Brahmanas, as also goats and sheep and kine and mules and camels and gold and silver, and feeding many Brahmanas and gratifying them with many costly gifts that were desired by them. Baladeva of Madhu's race proceeded thence, accompanied by many Brahmanas and eulogised by them.
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References
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.267
- ↑ गन्धर्वाणां ततस तीर्थम आगच्छथ रॊहिणी सुतः (IX.36.10)