Sindhu
Sindhu, “river; ocean”
Sindhu is a name used for more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Sindhu: the king of the daityas, born in the ocean, who won a vara from Sūrya, conquered Amarāvatī and was slain by Māyūreśvara, Gaṇeśa‘s avatāra of the Tretā Yuga. Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, Krīḍā Khaṇḍa, Chapters 74–75, 76–124
Places
- Sindhu (River): the holy river of Bhārata that the Agni Purāṇa counts among the excellent tīrthas; on its bank Bharata slew the gandharva Śailūsha. Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 11, 109, 219