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mukhaprishth par chayanit ek nadi ke lekhoan ki soochi

right|120px|link=narmada nadi|border         narmada nadi bharat ke madhyabhag mean poorab se pashchim ki or bahane vali ek pramukh nadi hai, jo ganga ke saman poojaniy hai. narmada ka udgam viandhyachal ki maikal paha di shrriankhala mean amarakantak namak sthan mean hai. maikal se nikalane ke karan narmada ko 'maikal kanya' bhi kahate haian. skand puran mean is nadi ka varnan 'reva khand' ke aantargat kiya gaya hai. kalidas ke ‘meghadootamh’ mean narmada ko 'reva' ka sanbodhan mila hai, jisaka arth hai- paha di chattanoan se koodane vali. amarakantak mean suandar sarovar mean sthit shivaliang se nikalane vali is pavan dhara ko 'rudr kanya' bhi kahate haian, jo age chalakar narmada nadi ka vishal roop dharan kar leti haian. pavitr nadi narmada ke tat par anek tirth haian, jahaan shraddhaluoan ka taanta laga rahata hai. inamean kapiladhara, shuklatirth, maandhata, bhe daghat, shoolapani, bh dauanch ullekhaniy haian. amarakantak ki paha diyoan se nikal kar chhattisagadh, madhy pradesh, maharashtr aur gujarat se hokar narmada qrarib 1310 kimi ka pravah path tay kar bharauanch ke age khanbhat ki kha di mean vilin ho jati hai. ... aur padhean