Suktimati

Suktimati (Shuktimati, Sukti[1]) was the capital city of the Chedi Kingdom in India. It lay on the banks of the river Shuktimati flowing through Chedi. It was built by a Chedi king known as Uparichara Vasu. In the Mahabharata, it has been quoted that this river gave birth to twins(a boy and a girl) through its association with a mountain called Kolahala. The river then gives the twins to king Uparichara Vasu. King Vasu, makes the boy the commander of his armies and marries the girl, Girika.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Rise of the Chedis". IndiaJourney.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  2. ↑ Ganguli, Kisari Mohan (2004). The Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa. Kessinger Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 1-4191-7125-9.
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