A sacred pilgrimage place.
पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) [Printed book page 2-364]
Puṣkaram — a place sacred to Hari. Sages of Puṣkara visited Dvārakā;1 sacred to Indra and Pitṛs in the Tretā- yuga;2 a tīrtha; here was Adhisāmakṛṣṇa's sacrifice for three years;3 here Kaśyapa performed the Aśvamedha;4 fit for śrāddha.5
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. VII. 14. 30; X. 90. 28[3]; XII. 12. 60.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 13. 30; 22. 62; 106. 57; 109. 3; 110. 1; 180. 55; 184. 16; 192. 11.]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. 50. 67.]
[Footnote: 4) Vā. 67. 53; Vi. VI. 8. 29.]
[Footnote: 5) Vā. 77. 40; 106. 69.]
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Puṣkaram — a place sacred to Hari. Sages of Puṣkara visited Dvārakā;1 sacred to Indra and Pitṛs in the Tretā- yuga;2 a tīrtha; here was Adhisāmakṛṣṇa's sacrifice for three years;3 here Kaśyapa performed the Aśvamedha;4 fit for śrāddha.5
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. VII. 14. 30; X. 90. 28[3]; XII. 12. 60.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 13. 30; 22. 62; 106. 57; 109. 3; 110. 1; 180. 55; 184. 16; 192. 11.]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. 50. 67.]
[Footnote: 4) Vā. 67. 53; Vi. VI. 8. 29.]
[Footnote: 5) Vā. 77. 40; 106. 69.]
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— The Purana Index
