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The
Padma (
Bangla: পদ্মা
Pôdda) is a major
trans-boundary river in
Bangladesh. It is the main
distributary of the
Ganges (Gôngga), which originates in the
Himalaya. The Padma enters Bangladesh from
India near Chapai Nababganj. It meets the
Jamuna (Jomuna) near Aricha and retains its name, but finally meets with the
Meghna River near Chandpur and adopts the name 'Meghna' before flowing into the
Bay of Bengal.
Rajshahi, a major city in western Bangladesh, is situated on the north bank of the Padma.
Course
Originated in the
Gangotri Glacier of the Himalaya, the Ganges runs to the
Bay of Bengal through India, entering Bangladesh at Shibganj in the district of Chapai Nababganj. Just west of Shibganj, the distributary
Bhagirathi emerges and flows southwards as the
Hooghly. After the point where the Bhagirathi branches off, the Ganges is officially referred to as the Padma.
Further downstream, in Goalando, 2200 km away from the source, the Padma is joined by the mighty Jamuna (Lower
Brahmaputra) and the resulting combination flows with the name Padma further east, to
Chandpur. Here, the widest river in Bangladesh, the
Meghna, joins the Padma, continuing as the Meghna almost in a straight line to the south, ending in the Bay of Bengal.
Mythology
The Padma is numerously mentioned in
Hindu Mythology including the
Vedas, the
Puranas, the
Ramayana and the
Mahabharata. In all myths, the river is mentioned as a Goddess though the origin differs.
In
Valmiki’s
Ramayana, Ganga (
Sanskrit for
Ganges) is described as the daughter of Lord
Himalaya and
Menaka who was abducted to the heavens by the deities and started to live in heaven from then, inside
Karmandala, a spout shaped vessel.
In
Vishnu Purana, Ganga is said to be issued from the toe of Lord
Vishnu’s left foot. And was falling down. The pole star caught her in the middle of descent and kept her on his head round the clock.
Most myths agree on the incident how Ganga came down to earth.. By a special favour of Lord
Shiva,
King Sagara had sixty thousand sons, all of who were burnt into ashes as they disturbed the Mighty
Kapila in his meditation. King Sagara, being informed by the heavenly wanderer
Narada, sent his grandson
Ansuman to
Kapila to ask for his mercy. Kapila granted that the souls of the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara can be retrieved, but only by the mighty waters of the Ganga. Ansuman’s grandson
Bhagiratha approached Ganga and made her agree to come down. To balance such great force of impact of Ganga falling to earth from heavens, Lord Shiva used his matted hair.
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