Amongst the rivers the following are reckoned as chief and holy :-- The
- Ganges,
- Jumnâ,
- Sarasvatî,
- Narmaddâ,
- Gandakî,
- Sindhu,
- Gomatî,
- Tamasâ,
- Cavery,
- Chandrahâgâ,
- Vetravatî,
- Charmanvatî,
- Saraju,
- Tâpî, and
- Sâvramatî.
Besides these, there are hundreds of rivers on the surface of this earth; of them, those that fall into the ocean, they are holier and those that have not reached the ocean are less holy. Of those rivers that fall into the ocean, those that always flow with great current, they are comparatively holier; but in the two months S’râvan and Bhâdra (15th July - 15th September) all the rivers are considered as if they are during their menstruation periods; at this time also some rivers carry water of the rains just sufficient to supply the villagers with water.
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