write a short note on the term sapta sindhu
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The Sapta Sindhu refers to the region of the seven sacred rivers mentioned in the Rigveda and in the Zend Avesta. It comprises of the areas in Punjab and eastern Pakistan. The Vedic land encompasses the land of the seven rivers extending from Gandhara to Kurukshetra. The Sapta Sindhu area has the river Saraswati in the east and the Sindhu in the west. The Satudru, Vipasa, Asikni, Parusni and Vitasta are the five rivers which lie in between them.
Some researchers say that the Sapta Sindhu refers only to the river Saraswati and its tributaries. This means that the Sapta Sindhava region includes Haryana and a part of north Rajasthan. It was the original homeland of the Bharata Trutsu tribe.
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Sapta Sindhu :-
Sapta Sindhu is a term found in the Hindu Scriptures and is the common name given to seven rivers which flowed through North West of India. The names of the seven rivers are Saraswati, Sindhu, Vitasta, Asikini, Iravati or Parusni, Vipasa, and Shatudru or Sutudri.
There is a legend that the seven rivers flowed down to Earth when Indra killed Vritra. The point is to be noted here that the names of the seven rivers are mentioned differently in different scriptures. The modern names of Sindhu is Indus, that of Vitasta is Jhelum, Asikini is Chenab, Iravati is Ravi, Vipasa is Beas and Shatudru is Satlej.
Sapta Sindhu is a term found in the Hindu Scriptures and is the common name given to seven rivers which flowed through North West of India. The names of the seven rivers are Saraswati, Sindhu, Vitasta, Asikini, Iravati or Parusni, Vipasa, and Shatudru or Sutudri.
There is a legend that the seven rivers flowed down to Earth when Indra killed Vritra. The point is to be noted here that the names of the seven rivers are mentioned differently in different scriptures. The modern names of Sindhu is Indus, that of Vitasta is Jhelum, Asikini is Chenab, Iravati is Ravi, Vipasa is Beas and Shatudru is Satlej.
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