Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . be,Called from thy name Bhagirath!. f As a consequence of faith in this legend, one of the mostfrequented places of pilgrimage in India is Sagar Island, theplace where the river Ganges and ocean meet. In addition to the Ganges, there are many other riversregarded as sacred by the Hindus ; the worship of these, andbathing in them, being productive of almost as great blessingsas are to be obtained from Ganga herself. Some of these areconsidered as males and some as females. The following is not * Grimthss Ramayana, i. 196. f Ibid. i. 197. The Inferior Deities
Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . be,Called from thy name Bhagirath!. f As a consequence of faith in this legend, one of the mostfrequented places of pilgrimage in India is Sagar Island, theplace where the river Ganges and ocean meet. In addition to the Ganges, there are many other riversregarded as sacred by the Hindus ; the worship of these, andbathing in them, being productive of almost as great blessingsas are to be obtained from Ganga herself. Some of these areconsidered as males and some as females. The following is not * Grimthss Ramayana, i. 196. f Ibid. i. 197. The Inferior Deities. complete list, but it contains the names of the rivers most merally known. Male rivers :—The Sona and the Brahmaputra. Female rivers :—The Godavarl, the Kaverl, the Atreyl, theKaraloya, the Bahuda, the GomatI, the Sarayu, the Gandaki,the Varahi, the CharmanwatI, the Shatadru, the Vipasha, the utaml, the Karmanasha, the Airavati, the Chandrabhaga, theVitasta, the Sindhu, the Krishna, the VetravatI, the Bhairava.* Ward, ii. THE BEL. 391 CHAPTER IX SACRED TREES. SEVERAL trees are regarded as sacred ; they being repre-sentative of, or peculiarly dear to, some of the deities. It is ameritorious act to plant and water them, and such is the respectcherished for them, that even their withered branches are not
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