अलकनन्दा

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

ALAKANANDĀ   River Gaṅgā of devaloka. The river gaṅgā of the earth when it flows through devaloka is called Alakanandā and is called Vaitaraṇī when it flows through Pitṛloka (nether world). Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana (Vyāsa) declares that Deva Gaṅgā with crystal pure water flowing in devaloka under the name Alakanandā and Vaitaraṇī of the nether world, a terror to sinners, are the same as the Gaṅgā of the earth. (Ślokas 21 and 22, Chapter 170, Bhāṣā Bhārata, A.P.). Starting from Viṣṇupāda Alakanandā flows through Devayāna which blazes with the splendour of a crore of beautiful many-storeyed buildings. Flowing from there to Candramaṇḍala (moon) and flooding it completely flows down to Brahmaloka. From there it divides into four rivulets and flows to the four different sides with the names Sītā, Cakṣus, Alakanandā and Bhadrā. Of these Sītā falls on the thickly wooded mountain tops of Mahāmeru and flowing from there through Gandhamādana by the side of Bhadrāśvavarṣa falls down in the eastern ocean. Cakṣus falls on the top of Mālyavān mountain and flowing through Ketumāla falls down in the western ocean. The most sacred of the group, Alakanandā, falls on the mountain of Hemakūṭa and from there flows through Bhāratavarṣa and falls down in the southern ocean. The fourth, Bhadrā, falling on the top of the Mountain, Sṛṅgavān flows to the northern ocean. Of these the most sacred is Alakanandā which flows through Bhāratavarṣa and it is believed that even those who think of taking a bath in that will acquire the benefit of performing yāgas like Aśvamedha and Rājasūya. [Eighth Skandha of Śrī Mahādevībhāgavata] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : अलकनंदा, अलकनंदा

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अलक—नन्दा  f.  f. a young girl from eight to ten years old, [L.]

ROOTS:

अलक नन्दा

N. of a river that runs from the हिमालय mountains and falls into the गङ्गा, [MBh. i, 6456]; [VP.]

Shabda-Sagara

अलकनन्दा  f.  ( -न्दा)
1. A young girl from eight to ten years old.
2. A river, the Alakanandā, a stream that runs from the Himalaya mountains, and falls into the Ganges near Srinagara. It is also a name of the terrestrial Ganges.
E. अलका, and नन्दा who delights, the fiual of the first dropped.

ROOTS:

अलका नन्दा

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

noun  हिमालयपर्वतस्य एकं शिखरम्।   Ex. अद्य पर्वतारोही दलः अलकनन्दां प्राप्तः।

ONTOLOGY:

भाग (Part of) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

kas اَلکنَندا

kok अलकनंदा

pan ਅਕਲਨੰਦਾ

urd الک نندا

noun  हिमालयात् उद्भूता सा नदी या गङ्गोत्र्यां गङ्गायां मिलति।   Ex. अलकनन्दा गङ्गायाः साहायिका नदी अस्ति।

ONTOLOGY:

प्राकृतिक वस्तु (Natural Object) ➜ वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben অলোকানন্দা

guj અલકનંદા

hin अलकनंदा

kan ಅಲಕನಂದಾ

kas اَلَکنَندا

mal അളകനന്ദ

mar अलकनंदा

ori ଅଳକନନ୍ଦା

pan ਅਲਕਨੰਦਾ

tam அலகனந்தா

tel అలకనంద

urd الک نندا , الکھندا

See : गङ्गा