In Mahābhārata, several times iṣṭāpūrta or iṣṭāpūrta phala has been mentioned. So is in Rāmāyaṇa. But wherever this term has been used, it is with a sense of disappointment. It is said in the following sense– ‘If you commit this offense, you will not have the virtuous fruit of your iṣṭāpūrta. In Rāmāyaṇa, when Viśvāmitra […]

Udapānatīrtha (Udapanatirtha)is an ancient site of pilgrimage on the bank of the river Sarasvatī (Saraswati). Trita, the Veda-knowing youngest son of sage Gautama, drank the juice of a vine hanging inside a well located in this place, imagining it to be Somarasa. So this site is called Udapāna. During his pilgrimage Valarāma (Valarama) visited this […]

Ugratīrtha (Ugratirtha) is one of the famous pilgrimage sites in Vārāṇasī (Varanasi).

In Oṁkārakṣetra (Omkarakshetra), there lived a śuka (suka; parrot) called Kunjala. His eldest son was named Ujjvala.  

Upendrā (Upendra)  is a river in Bhāratavarṣa (Bharatavarsha; India).

In the Vanaparva of the Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), Urvaśītīrtha (Urvashitirtha) was a pious place. It was mentioned that if someone took a bath here, he would be blessed. This pious place was also mentioned in the Padma Purāṇa (Purana). But the actual location of this place was not indicated.