Madhya 9.311

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ধনুস্তীর্থ দেখি' করিলা নির্বিন্ধ্যাতে স্নানে ।
ঋষ্যমূক-গিরি আইলা দণ্ডকারণ্যে ॥ ৩১১ ॥

dhanus-tirtha dekhi' karila nirvindhyate snane

rsyamuka-giri aila dandakaranye

SYNONYMS

dhanuh-tirtha-Dhanus-tirtha; dekhi'-seeing; karila-did; nirvindhyate-in the River Nirvindhya; snane-bathing; rsyamuka-giri-at the Rsyamuka Mountain; aila-arrived; dandaka-aranye-in the forest known as Dandakaranya.

TRANSLATION

The Lord next arrived at Dhanus-tirtha, where He took His bath in the River Nirvindhya. He then arrived at Rsyamuka Mountain and then went to Dandakaranya.

PURPORT

According to some opinions, Rsyamuka is a chain of mountains beginning at the village of Hampi-grama in the district of Belari. The mountain chain begins along the bank of the River Tuṅgabhadra, which gradually reaches the state of Hyderabad. According to other opinions, this hill is situated in Madhya Pradesh and bears the present name of Rampa. Dandakaranya is a spacious tract of land which begins north of Khandesa and extends up to the southern Ahaminada-nagara through Nasika and Aurangabada. The Godavari River flows through this tract of land, and there is a great forest there where Lord Ramacandra lived.

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