Bāṇatīrtha

Bāṇatīrtha

Bāṇatīrtha is a name used for more than one tīrtha in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

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• Bāṇatīrtha (Lakshmaṇa’s Arrow): the tīrtha on the Gautamī, one of those around Rāmatīrtha, where the arrow fell from Lakshmaṇa‘s hand when King Daśaratha came to his sons; it dispels all adversities. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 53
• Bāṇatīrtha (Vaishṇava-tīrtha): the tīrtha on the northern bank of the Gautamī, also called Vaishṇava-tīrtha and Gotīrtha, where Bhagavān Vishṇu as Śārṅgapāṇi slew the cow-thieves. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 61