Tīrthas on the Śābhramatī

The Uttara Khaṇḍa of the Padma Purāṇa praises the Śābhramatī river and the tīrthas and liṅgas along its banks. The pages below describe them one by one.

Bālāpendratīrtha

Bālāpendratīrtha is a holy tīrtha on the bank of the Śābhramatī, named after Bālavatī, who kept a ten-year vow to Bhagavān Sūrya here.

Dhavaleśvara

Dhavaleśvara is a Śivaliṅga on the north bank of the Śābhramatī at Indragrāma, set up by Indra after he was freed from Brahmahatyā.

Dugdheśvara

Dugdheśvara is a Śivaliṅga formed from the milk of Surabhi where the ṛshi Dadhīci gave up his body, at the meeting of the Candrabhāgā and the Śābhramatī.

Khadgadhāreśvara

Khadgadhāreśvara is a Śivaliṅga on the bank of the Śābhramatī, where Rudra held the river in his matted hair; the liṅga is hidden in the Kaliyuga.

Koṭaratīrtha

Koṭaratīrtha, also called Siddhakshetra, is a tīrtha on the Śābhramatī where Bhagavān Kṛshṇa installed the devī Koṭarākshī after freeing Aniruddha.

Pāṇḍurāya Tīrtha

Pāṇḍurāya Tīrtha is a tīrtha on the Śābhramatī where Nakula installed Pāṇḍurārya and where Hanumān did tapas.

Pippalāda Tīrtha

Pippalāda Tīrtha is a tīrtha on the Śābhramatī near Dugdheśvara, where Pippalāda Maharshi and his son Kahoda each made a Kṛtyā by tapas.

Śābhramatī River

The Śābhramatī is a sacred river of western Bhārata, a strand of the Gaṅgā that Kaśyapa received from Bhagavān Śiva's matted hair, with many tīrthas on its banks.

Vartraghnī Saṅgama

Vartraghnī Saṅgama is the confluence of the Vartraghnī and the Śābhramatī, where Indra did tapas and Bhagavān Śiva gave him the thunderbolt to kill Vṛtra.

Vetravatī River

The Vetravatī is one of the seven streams of the Śābhramatī at Vikīrṇatīrtha, and the river that cured King Vidāruṇa of leprosy.