Original Source of the verse: गंगे च यमुने चैव....

V Subrahmanian

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गंगे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति।

नर्मदे सिंधु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु।।

Is the original source of this quite popular verse known? Scholars may kindly give their opinion.

Thanks and regards

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Girish Jha

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Dear Colleagues

नमस्कृतशतानि।

The original source of this श्लोक is ब्रह्मवैवर्त पुराण which is detailed below:

ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराण-ब्रह्मखण्ड अध्याय26 श्लोक 66.

धन्योsस्मि।

Girish K.Jha

Univ.Professor(Retd)

Sanskrit,Patna Univ.

Residence: Kolkata

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On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 11:22 AM Girish Jha <jhakg...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Colleagues
नमस्कृतशतानि।
The original source of this श्लोक is ब्रह्मवैवर्त पुराण which is detailed below:
ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराण-ब्रह्मखण्ड अध्याय26 श्लोक 66.

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गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।।
नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन्सन्निधिं कुरु ।। ६६ ।।

भवदीयः

सुब्रह्मण्यशर्मा

धन्योsस्मि।
Girish K.Jha
Univ.Professor(Retd)
Sanskrit,Patna Univ.
Residence: Kolkata

On Thu, 18 Mar 2021, 11:08 V Subrahmanian, <v.subra...@gmail.com> wrote:

गंगे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति।

नर्मदे सिंधु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु।।

Is the original source of this quite popular verse known? Scholars may kindly give their opinion.

Thanks and regards
subrahmanian.v

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Bharat Chandra Dasa

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Vidvadbhyah namonamah!

Can anyone kindly let me know the origin of this verse?

ahalyā draupadī kuntī(/sita) tārā mandodarī tathā ।

pañcakanyāḥ smarennityaṃ mahāpātakanāśinīm ॥

Dhanyavadah!

dasanudas

Bharata Chandra Dasa

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