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The '''Sarayu''' | The '''Sarayu''' is a river that originates at a ridge south of [[Nanda Kot]] mountain in [[Bageshwar district]] in [[Uttarakhand]], India. It flows through [[Kapkot]], [[Bageshwar]], and Seraghat towns before discharging into the [[Sharda River]] at [[Pancheshwar]] at the India—Nepal border. Sharda river (also known as Kali river) then flows into [[Ghaghara]] river in [[Sitapur District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. | ||
Lower Ghaghara is also popularly known as Sarayu in India. Especially while it flows through the city of [[Ayodhya]], the birth place of Hindu deity [[Rama]]. The river is mentioned various times in the ancient Indian epic of [[Ramayana]]. | Lower Ghaghara is also popularly known as Sarayu in India. Especially while it flows through the city of [[Ayodhya]], the birth place of Hindu deity [[Rama]]. The river is mentioned various times in the ancient Indian epic of [[Ramayana]]. | ||
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==Etymology == | ==Etymology == | ||
The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् ''sar'' "to flow"; as a masculine stem, ''{{IAST|saráyu-}}'' means "air, wind", | The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् ''sar'' "to flow"; as a masculine stem, ''{{IAST|saráyu-}}'' means "air, wind", that is, "that which is streaming". | ||
== Ramayana == | == Ramayana == | ||
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Sarayu is also the name of the river that flows by the fictional town of [[Malgudi]] created by the Indian writer [[R. K. Narayan]]. | Sarayu is also the name of the river that flows by the fictional town of [[Malgudi]] created by the Indian writer [[R. K. Narayan]]. | ||
Sarayu is the name given to the personification of the Holy Spirit in "[[The Shack]]" created by American Novelist [[William P. Young]]. | Sarayu is the name given to the personification of the Holy Spirit in "[[The Shack (Young novel)|The Shack]]" created by American Novelist [[William P. Young]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Sarayu | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Indian Himalayas |
| • elevation | 4,150 m (13,620 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tributary of Sharda River |
| Length | 350 km (220 mi) |
The Sarayu is a river that originates at a ridge south of Nanda Kot mountain in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand, India. It flows through Kapkot, Bageshwar, and Seraghat towns before discharging into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar at the India—Nepal border. Sharda river (also known as Kali river) then flows into Ghaghara river in Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Lower Ghaghara is also popularly known as Sarayu in India. Especially while it flows through the city of Ayodhya, the birth place of Hindu deity Rama. The river is mentioned various times in the ancient Indian epic of Ramayana.
Hydrology[edit | edit source]
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion with: towns and villages along course, direction of flow, tributaries, citations to topo maps. You can help by adding to it. (April 2013) |
The Sarayu rises at Sarmul (or Sarmool), which is located in the extreme north of the district Bageshwar of Uttarakhand on the southern slope of a ridge of the Nanda Kot. It flows through the Kumaon Himalayas, passes by the towns of Kapkot, Bageshwar and Seraghat before flowing into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name is the feminine derivative of the Sanskrit root सर् sar "to flow"; as a masculine stem, saráyu- means "air, wind", that is, "that which is streaming".
Ramayana[edit | edit source]
In the epic Ramayana, Sri Rama along with the residents of Ayodhya went to vaikunth lok from this river and became deities in heaven afterwards.[2]
In fiction[edit | edit source]
Sarayu is also the name of the river that flows by the fictional town of Malgudi created by the Indian writer R. K. Narayan.
Sarayu is the name given to the personification of the Holy Spirit in "The Shack" created by American Novelist William P. Young.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Saranyu
- Ramayana
- Ghaghra
- Serayu River, in Indonesia is also named after Saryu river in Ramayana
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Negi, S. S. (1991). Himalayan Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers. New Delhi: Indus Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9788185182612.
- ↑ Valmiki Ramayana English Prose Translation in 7 volumes by Manmatha Nath Dutt 1891 to 1894. Retrieved 20 April 2021.