The Sacred City of the Hindus : An Account of Benares in Ancient And Modern Times
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Having done this, he advances to Panchganga, and on to Barna Sangam, the northern extremity of the city, at both which places he bestows the customary oflferings, and pays reverence to 140 BENAEES, PAST AHD PEESENT.
the deities peculiar to them. He has thus traversed 'the city from south to north, having kept upon the bank of the river throughout the whole distance, and passed over every ghat. This pilgrimage is called the Panch-ti'rth, to perform which is considered a very meritorious act.
The... legend connected with the Dasasamedh temple and ghat, as the foundation of the sanctity of both, and on account of which the Hindus regard them as the very gateway to heaven, must not be omitted here.
It is another of the legends connected with the famous Divodas. It is said that Siva and Gauri (his wife) were sitting together, one day, on the Mandarachal moun- tain, when the former exhibited great distress of mind at not having received any intelligence from Benares for some time. The city was then in the hands of Eaja Divodas, who, as already narrated, on accepting its sovereignty, had expelled from it all the gods, and S'iva, the head of them all, amongst the number.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Having done this, he advances to Panchganga, and on to Barna Sangam, the northern extremity of the city, at both which places he bestows the customary oflferings, and pays reverence to 140 BENAEES, PAST AHD PEESENT.
the deities peculiar to them. He has thus traversed 'the city from south to north, having kept upon the bank of the river throughout the whole distance, and passed over every ghat. This pilgrimage is called the Panch-ti'rth, to perform which is considered a very meritorious act.
The... legend connected with the Dasasamedh temple and ghat, as the foundation of the sanctity of both, and on account of which the Hindus regard them as the very gateway to heaven, must not be omitted here.
It is another of the legends connected with the famous Divodas. It is said that Siva and Gauri (his wife) were sitting together, one day, on the Mandarachal moun- tain, when the former exhibited great distress of mind at not having received any intelligence from Benares for some time. The city was then in the hands of Eaja Divodas, who, as already narrated, on accepting its sovereignty, had expelled from it all the gods, and S'iva, the head of them all, amongst the number.
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