असि नदी

[[chitr:Asi-River-Varanasi.jpg|thumb|250px|asi nadi, varanasi]]

• asi nadi varanasi ke nikat ganga nadi mean milane vali ek prasiddh chhoti shakhanadi hai.
• kahate haian is nagari ka nam asi aur varuna nadiyoan ke bich mean sthit hone ke karan hi varanasi hua tha.
• asi ko asiganga bhi kahate haian- 'sanvath solah sau asi asi gang ke tir, savan shukla saptami tulasi tajyau sharir'- is prachalit dohe se yah bhi jnat hota hai ki mahakavi tulasi ne isi nadi ke tat par sanbhavat: vartaman assi ghat ke pas apani ihalila samapt ki thi.

panne ki pragati avastha

adhar

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madhyamik

poornata

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