The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
नन्दा च परनन्दा च तथा चर्मण्वती नदी ॥ पर्णाशा दैविका चैव वितस्ता च तथापरा ॥
nandā ca paranandā ca tathā carmaṇvatī nadī || parṇāśā daivikā caiva vitastā ca tathāparā ||
नन्दा और परनन्दा, और चर्मण्वती नदी भी। पर्णाशा और दैविका, और वितस्ता और एक और नदी, यह सब हैं।
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The verse contributes to hydronymic mapping—how Sanskrit texts preserve river names across regions and periods, aiding historical geography.
Vitastā is widely identified with the Jhelum river; Carmaṇvatī is commonly associated with the Chambal in later Sanskrit and regional traditions.
The repeated cataloguing of rivers functions as cultural recognition of water landscapes, supporting a heritage-based rationale for their protection.
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