Shloka 28
Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
मलयाद्रिसमुद्भूता नद्यः शीतजलास्त्विमाः ।
पितृसोमर्षिकुल्या च इक्षुका त्रिदिवा च या ॥
malayādrisamudbhūtā nadyaḥ śītajalās tv imāḥ /
pitṛsomarṣikulyā ca ikṣukā tridivā ca yā //
మలయ పర్వతం నుండి జన్మించిన ఈ నదులు శీతల జలములు కలవవి—పితృసోమర్షికుల్యా, ఇక్షుకా, త్రిదివా కూడా.
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FAQs
The coolness of waters is praised as a boon; the implied ethic is to protect headwaters and forests (mountain ecosystems) that sustain life and ritual purity.
Falls under Purāṇic deśa-varṇana (regional description), a common supplement to dharma and tīrtha traditions rather than the five defining lakṣaṇas.
Cool water symbolizes śānti (pacification) and clarity; rivers ‘born of Malaya’ evoke a fragrance-and-coolness archetype: purity that refreshes both body and mind.