Vedasmṛti (River)

Vedasmṛti · veda-smṛti, “the Veda and the Smṛti”

Smṛti has other meanings too: see all meanings of Smṛti. Veda has other meanings too: see all meanings of Veda.

Vedasmṛti is a river of Bhārata-varsha, the land south of the Himālaya. The Brahma Purāṇa names it among the rivers that flow from the outlying hills of the Himavān, together with the Śatadru (the Sutlej) and the Candrabhāgā. The Telugu text prints the name as “Veda, Smṛti”.

Among the rivers of Bhārata

In the description of Jambūdvīpa, the teller tells the munis of Bhārata-varsha, the karma-bhūmi (the land of action), and of the rivers that rise from its mountains. From the outlying hills (pratyanta-parvatas) of the Himavān flow the Śatadru, the Candrabhāgā, the Vedasmṛti and other rivers. The Narmadā and the Surasā go forth from the Vindhya; the Tāpī, Payoshṇī, Nirvindhyā and Kāverī rise at the foot of the Ṛksha; the Godāvarī, Bhīmarathī and Kṛshṇaveṇī at the foot of the Sahya; the Kṛtamālā and Tāmraparṇī from the Malaya; the Trisāndhyā and Ṛshikulyā from the Mahendra; and the Ṛshikulyā and Kumārī at the foot of the Śuktimat. Their tributaries are in thousands.

Along these rivers live the peoples of the Kuru and Pāñcāla lands, of Kāmarūpa, Kaliṅga and Magadha in the east, the Dākshiṇātyas of the south, and in the west the Saurāshṭras, Ābhīras, Arbudas, Mārukas, Mālavas and the dwellers of Pāriyātra, with the Madras, Ambashṭhas, Pārasīkas and others. All of them drink the waters of these rivers, and their lands, mingling together and full of joy, are filled with well-nourished people.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 19

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 19