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सप्तसारस्वत (saptasArasvata)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
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सप्त—सारस्वत
n.
N.
 of a Tīrtha,
MBh.
Mahabharata
English
Saptasārasvata, a tīrtha on the Sarasvatī. § 365 (Maṅkaṇaka): III, 85, 6085 (there Maṅkaṇaka won ascetic success), 7003.--§ 615 (Baladevatīrthayātrā): IX, 37, 2184 (tīrthaṃ, visited by Balarāma)
38, 2186 (tīrthaṃ).-§ 615i (do.): The seven Sarasvatīs cover this universe. Whithersoever the Sarasvatī was summoned, thither she made her appearance. Her seven forms are Suprabhā, etc. (). I) Pitāmaha [i.e. Brahmán]
was once performing a sacrifice at Pushkara
whatever he thought of, immediately appeared, the Gandharvas sung, the Apsarases danced. The ṛshis missed Sarasvatī, Brahmán thought of her and she appeared there at Pushkara under the name of Suprabhā. II) At Naimisha many munis were assembled, performing sacrifices and talking about the Vedas, they thought of Sarasvatī, who made her appearance and came to be called Kāñcanākshī. III) Similarly she came to the sacriflce of Gaya in the country of the Gayas (Gayeshu), where she flowed from the slopes of Himavat and was called Viśālā. IV) At the sacrifice of Auddālaki in the northern part of Kosalā (uttare Kośalābhāge), having been previously thought of by Uddālaka when sacrificing, she was mentally called Manoramā by the ṛshis. V) At Kuru's sacrifice at Kurukshetra, she was summoned by Vasishṭha, and named Oghavatī. VI) At Daksha's sacrifice at Gaṅgādvāra she appeared under the name of Sureṇu (see the note of PCR. pag. 154). VII) At Brahmán's sacrifice on the Himavat, as Vimalodā. All these seven forms then came and mingled together in the tīrtha, which from this is known by the name of Saptasārasvata. “Thus I have told thee of the seven Sarasvatīs by their names and of the tīrtha S.
listen now to a great feat of Maṅkaṇaka”: IX, 38, 2216, 2217.--§ 615j (Maṅkaṇaka): IX, 38, 2243 (there Maṅkaṇaka dwelt, from his seed which fell in the Sarasvatī seven ṛshis were born
the ascetic success of Maṅkaṇaka, cf. § 365).
पुराणम्
English
सप्तसारस्वत / SAPTASĀRASVATA .1) General information. A holy place situated within kurukṣetra. This is a holy bath dedicated to sarasvatī. Mention is made in mahābhārata, śalya Parva, Chapter 37, Verse 61, that during his pilgrimage balabhadrarāma visited this holy bath.2) Origin. A story occurs in mahābhārata, śalya Parva, Chapter 38 about the origin of this tīrtha. It is given below:--
Once brahmā performed a sacrifice on the island of puṣkara. All the devas (gods and goddesses) attended the sacrifice. Among the rivers, sarasvatī alone did not come at first. Then brahmā remembered sarasvatī and she appeared under the name suprabhā. Thus she appeared before the hermits who were doing penance in that place assuming seven different figures. From that day onwards the place became famous under the name saptasārasvata. (See under sarasvatī).