Kaveri River, Madhya Pradesh

Kaveri is a tributary of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It has a length of 40 km, and a catchment area of 954 km².[1]

Kaveri
Location of the Kaveri-Narmada confluence
Location
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
Physical characteristics
Mouth[Narmada River]
 • location
Near Omkareshwar
 • coordinates
22.231973°N 76.170469°E / 22.231973; 76.170469
 • elevation
173 m
Length40 km (25 mi)
Basin size954 km2 (368 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemNarmada

The Kaveri river meets the Narmada river near Mandhata (Omkareshwar), around 882 km from Narmada's source.[1] The Narmada Mahatmya texts, which glorify the Narmada river, extol the confluence (sangam) of Narmada and Kaveri as a holy place (tirtha). Along with its bigger namesake in the South, the Kaveri river of Madhya Pradesh has been mentioned in the Matsya and the Kurma Puranas.[2]

The Matsya and the Padma Puranas declare:[2]

The junction of the Kaveri and Narmada is famed throughout the world; it destroys all sins; one should bathe there because the Kaveri is very sacred and the Narmada is a great river; whatever benefit a man may gain between the Ganges and Yamuna (that is, at Prayaga), the same accrues to him when he bathes at the Kaveri-sangama.

According to the Matsya Purana, Kubera performed a tapas in honour of Shiva at the confluence of Kaveri and Narmada, which made him the lord of yakshas.[3] The Kurma Purana also similarly praises the confluence, declaring that it destroys guilts. It recommends that one should bathe and worship Shiva at this confluence.[4] The Agni Purana also mentions a Kaveri sangama, which F. E. Pargiter identifies with the Kaveri-Narmada confluence.[2]

References
  1. K. Sankaran Unni 1996, p. 16.
  2. Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya 1977, p. 272.
  3. Jürgen Neuß 2012, p. 155.
  4. Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya 1977, p. 112.

Bibliography
  • K. Sankaran Unni (1996). Ecology of River Narmada. APH. ISBN 978-81-7024-765-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya (1977). Historical Geography of Madhya Pradesh from Early Records. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-0-8426-9091-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Jürgen Neuß (2012). Narmadāparikramā - Circumambulation of the Narmadā River. BRILL. p. 155. ISBN 978-90-04-23028-6.


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