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- Vindhya (विन्ध्य).—One of the seven holy mountains (kulaparvata) situated in Bhārata, a region south of mount Meru, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 85. In the settlements (janapada) along these mountains dwell Āryas and Mlecchas who drink water from the rivers flowing there.
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Jul 22, 2020 · Vindhya (विन्ध्यः) is a range of mountain which separates north India from the south; it is one of the seven Kulaparvatas. The Vayu Purana (45.88) gives the names of the seven Kulaparvatas.
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The Vindhya Range (also known as Vindhyachal) (pronounced [ʋɪnd̪ʱjə]) is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India. Technically, the Vindhyas do not form a single mountain range in the geological sense.
Jul 10, 2023 · Vindhya or Vindhyachal mountain range is one of the seven mountain ranges of India. The word Vindhya is derived from ‘vidh’ which means metal. It has been considered the abode of Goddess Vindhyavasini since ancient times.
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Purana and Itihasa
Vindhya (विन्ध्य).—One of the seven holy mountains (kulaparvata) situated in Bhārata, a region south of mount Meru, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 85. In the settlements (janapada) along these mountains dwell Āryas and Mlecchas who drink water from the rivers flowing there. Meru is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, which is ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive...
Kavya
Vindhya is the name of an ancient city mentioned by the author of the Kavikankan’s Chandikāvya pp. 195-202.—Accordingly, after the performance of the usual ceremonies before sailing, the merchant Dhanapati passed the following places: [...]—all by the side of the Ganges. Then he reached the very celebrated inland port of Bengal known as Saptagram near the Tribeni. The poet here incidentally praised this port and gave it a superiour place among the following ports and places: [e.g., Vindhya, e...
Ayurveda
Vindhya (विन्ध्य) is the name of a region whose waters (i.e., rivers) produce negative conditions, as mentioned in verse 5.11-12 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] (those) [rivers, viz., nadī] again springing from the Sahya and Vindhya; [produce] leprosy, jaundice, and diseases of the head; (those) coming from the Pāriyātra (are) destructive of the (three) humours (and) promotive of strength and virility”. Note: The Vindhya is the eastern division of th...
Jain philosophy
Vindhya (विन्ध्य) refers to “one of the seven principal mountains”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 132, l. 30]—‘Vindhya’ is the name of one of the seven principal mountains. It forms the southern boundary of Āryāvarta The word ‘Vindhya’ occurs on p. 220, l. 23 and in Raghuvaṃśa (XII, 31).
General definition
Vindhya (विन्ध्य) is the name of a caravan-leader from Gajapura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.7 [The killing of Rāvaṇa]of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, Praticandra said to Bhāmaṇḍala: “[...] I, astonished by the immediate healing of the blow, asked Bharata about the power of the perfumed water and your younger brother related. ‘A...
Vindhya (विन्ध्य) is the name of one of the seven kulaparvata (clan mountain) of Bhāratavarṣa, associated with a distinct country or tribe.—As ascertained by Professor Hemachandra Raychaudhuri, Vindhya is the mountain par excellence of the Āṭavtyas and other forest folk of Central India. Apart from its mention in the Nasik eulogy, the Vindhya mount...
Marathi-English dictionary
vindhya (विंध्य).—m S The Windhya or Bindh mountain, or the mountainous range, which runs across India from the province of Behar nearly to Gujarath, and properly divides Hindustan from the Dakhaṇ.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vindhya (विन्ध्य).—[vidadhāti karoti bhayamUṇādi-sūtra 4.121] 1) Name of a range of mountain which separates Hindustan proper from the Deccan or south; it is one of the seven Kulaparvatas(q. v.) and forms the southern limit of Madhyadeśa; see Manusmṛti 2.21. [According to a legend, the Vindhya mountain, being jealous of the mount Meru (or Himālaya) demanded that the sun should revolve round himself as about Meru, which the sun declined to do; whereupon the Vindhya began to rise higher and hig...
Kannada-English dictionary
Viṃdhya (ವಿಂಧ್ಯ):— 1) [noun] name of a chain of hills across central India, north of the Narmada River; Vindhya mountain region. 2) [noun] name of a country in the central part of India (now, a part of Madhya Pradesh) around this mountain range. 3) [noun] a dense forest. 4) [noun] a man who lives by hunting; a hunter.
Aug 22, 2020 · This page describes Increase in the Height of Vindhya which is chapter 1 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), ...
Agastya was the Guru of the Vindhyas. The Vindhya mountains worshipped him. So the cosmic gods begged Agastya to do something to stop the mountains’ growth. One day Agastya came and stood before the Vindhyas. As soon as they saw him they bowed down out of admiration and reverence. Agastya said to the mountains, “I am very pleased with you.”
In the Ramayana, Agastya and Lopamudra are described as living in Dandaka forest, on the southern slopes of Vindhya mountains. Rama praises Agastya as the one who can do what gods find impossible. He is described by Rama as the sage who asked Vindhya mountains to lower themselves so that Sun, Moon and living beings could easily pass over it.
