aparanandā

aparanandā f. N. pr. eines Flusses: nandā cāparanandā ca MBH. 13, 7654.

aparanandā r.N.pr. eines Flusses.

Aparanandā, a river. § 249 (Arjunavanavās.): I, 215,

7818 (visited by Arjuna).—§ 390 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 110,

9968 (visited by Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,

166α, 7654 (among the rivers whose names are to be recited

as purifiers of sins).

APARANANDĀ . A river. Arjuna once crossed it. (M.B.,

Ādi Parva, Chapter 214, Verses 6 and 7). Apara-

nandā is counted among the prominent holy rivers.

(M.B., Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 165, Verse 28).

Aparanandā f.: Name of a river.

A. Description: Destroying sin and

danger (pāpabhayāpahā) 3. 109. 1.

B. Epic connections: (1) Arjuna, during

his exile in the forest, saw it (1. 207. 7)

while proceeding to the east (prācīṃ diśam

abhiprepsuḥ) 1. 207. 5; after visiting these

holy places Arjuna purified himself and gave

wealth to Brāhmaṇas 1. 207. 8; (2) Yudhi-

ṣṭhira reached it (3. 109. 1) from the Aga-

styāśrama (3. 94. 1). C. Importance:

Finds mention in the Daivata-Ṛṣi-Vaṃśa 13.

151. 23, 2.