Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 56, Shloka 16
Adhyaya 56 — The Descent and Fourfold Course of the Ganga; Jambudvipa’s Varshas and Their Conditions
सुपार्श्वन्तु तथैवाद्रिं मेरुपादं हि सा गता ।
(भद्रसोमेति) तत्र सोमेतिविख्याता सा ययौ सवितुर्वनम् ॥
supārśvantu tathaivādriṃ merupādaṃ hi sā gatā | (bhadrasometi) tatra someti vikhyātā sā yayau savitur vanam ||
তদ্রূপ তিনি মেরুর পাদদেশস্থিত সুপার্শ্ব পর্বতে গেলেন। সেখানে তিনি ‘সোমা’ (পাঠান্তরে ‘ভদ্রসোমা’) নামে পরিচিতা হলেন, এবং পরে সাবিতৃর অরণ্যের দিকে অগ্রসর হলেন।
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FAQs
Naming the river differently by region underscores the Purāṇic idea that one sacred reality is encountered through many local forms and names, without losing its essential sanctity.
Again, bhū-varṇana: a mapping of Meru-centric geography and sacred hydrography.
Association with Savitṛ (solar sphere) can suggest a linkage of waters and light—purification as both ‘cooling’ (water) and ‘illumining’ (sun), a complementary symbolism in Purāṇic imagination.