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Sarasvati River
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The Sarasvati River (IAST: Sárasvatī-nadī́) is a deified Rigvedic river first mentioned in the Rigveda and later in Vedic and post-Vedic texts. It played an important role in the Vedic religion, appearing in all but the fourth book of the Rigveda.
Quotes
Sarasvati, pure in her course from the mountains to the sea.
Rigveda, VII, 95, 2, as quoted in David Frawley, "Witzel’s Vanishing Ocean – How to Read Vedic Texts Any Way You Like", in The Hindu (25 June 2002), 'Open Page'
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Category:Hinduism
Category:Rivers of India
Category:Rigvedic rivers