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Pañcanada literally means ‘the land of five rivers’. | Pañcanada literally means ‘the land of five rivers’. | ||
| − | The country Madradeśa or Araṭṭa was called Pañcanāda<ref>Pañca means five.</ref><ref>Nada means river.</ref> since the Sindhu<ref>Sindhu means Indus river.</ref> and its five tributaries flowed through it. They are: | + | The country Madradeśa or Araṭṭa was called Pañcanāda<ref>Pañca means five.</ref><ref>Nada means river.</ref> since the [[Sindhu]]<ref>[[Sindhu]] means Indus river.</ref> and its five tributaries flowed through it. They are: |
# Satadru - Sutlej | # Satadru - Sutlej | ||
| − | # Vipāśā - Beas | + | # [[Vipāśā]] - Beas |
| − | # Irāvatī - Rāvi | + | # [[Irāvatī]] - Rāvi |
# Candrabhāgā - Chenab | # Candrabhāgā - Chenab | ||
| − | # Vitastā - Jhelum | + | # [[Vitastā]] - Jhelum |
| − | It roughly corresponds to the modern Punjab of both India and Pakistan. A demon Jalandhara had his capital here. He was later killed by Lord Śiva. One of the 51 Śaktipīṭhas<ref>Śaktipīṭhas means the places sacred to the Divine Mother.</ref> is situated here. The temple of Viśvamukhi houses the goddess. | + | It roughly corresponds to the modern Punjab of both India and Pakistan. A demon Jalandhara had his capital here. He was later killed by Lord [[Śiva]]. One of the 51 Śaktipīṭhas<ref>Śaktipīṭhas means the places sacred to the Divine Mother.</ref> is situated here. The temple of Viśvamukhi houses the goddess. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore | + | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore |
[[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]] | [[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 17 December 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Pancanada, PaJcanada, Paycanada
Pañcanada literally means ‘the land of five rivers’.
The country Madradeśa or Araṭṭa was called Pañcanāda[1][2] since the Sindhu[3] and its five tributaries flowed through it. They are:
It roughly corresponds to the modern Punjab of both India and Pakistan. A demon Jalandhara had his capital here. He was later killed by Lord Śiva. One of the 51 Śaktipīṭhas[4] is situated here. The temple of Viśvamukhi houses the goddess.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
