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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 | + | 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 | ||
Revision as of 05:08, 12 November 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:
- Satadru - Sutlej
- Vipāśā - Beas
- Irāvatī - Rāvi
- Candrabhāgā - Chenab
- 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[4] is situated here. The temple of Viśvamukhi houses the goddess.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
